This Video of People Celebrating and Hoisting Tricolour Is Not From Balochistan

We found that the video showed a tiranga yatra from Surat, Gujarat.

Fact-Check | The video is from Gujarat's Surat and not from Balochistan as claimed.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video which shows people celebrating on the streets and hoisting Indian flags is being widely circulated on social media platforms as recent visuals from Balochistan.

• The claim is going viral amid constant calls in Balochistan for becoming a separate country.

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X (formerly Twitter)/Screenshot)

At the time of writing this report, the above post had gained over 1.6 lakh views on the platform. More archives of similar claims can be found here, here, and here.

What is the truth?: The claim is false. The video actually shows Tiranga Yatra being taken out in Gujarat's Surat following Operation Sindoor.

Hints in the viral clip: We went through the video and found a poster carrying an image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and text that said "Operation Sindoor".

• At the bottom of the poster, we noticed the name of a college located in Olpad in Gujarat's Surat. It further carried text in Gujarati.

The poster carried the name of a college in Gujarat.

(Source: Viral video/Screenshot/Altered by The Quint)

Finding similar visuals: On conducting a Google Lens search on the keyframes of the viral clip, we found similar visuals posted on an Instagram handle named 'surat_urban_news'.

• It was shared on 14 May and its caption said, "Tiranga Yatra organized in honor of the soldiers who protect the nation = Bhagal Char Rasta to Chowk Bazar Gandhi Statue, Surat."

Geolocating the place: We searched for "Bhagal Char Rasta" on Google Maps. Using the help of the 'street view' option, we found a location in Gujarat's Surat that showed similarity to the viral clip.

Comparing visuals: Team WebQoof compared keyframes from the viral clip to the visuals available on Google Maps and found that the former was indeed recorded in Gujarat's Surat.

A comparison clearly shows several similarities.

A comparison clearly shows several similarities.

News reports: News18 Gujarati had shared visuals from the yatra on their official YouTube channel on 14 May.

• Its title when translated to English loosely said, "Surat Tiranga Yatra | Operation Sindoor after Tiranga Yatra | BJP | Operation Sindoor | Gujarati News."

Conclusion: It is evident that the video is from Gujarat and is unrelated to Balochistan.

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