Does This Video Shows UP Police Parading a Group of Men on Streets? No!

We found that the video was actually from Nashik and had no relation to Uttar Pradesh.

Fact-Check | The video is actually from Nashik and is unrelated to the recent protests in Uttar Pradesh.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video of police personnel parading and beating a group of men on the streets is going viral on social media platforms with a claim that it shows a recent incident from Uttar Pradesh.

What did the viral post say?: An X (formerly Twitter) shared the clip with a caption that said, “I love Yogi ji’s UP Police.” A different version of the claim states that the video showed Mumbai Police beating ‘I Love Muhammad’ protesters.

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

(More archives of similar such claims could be viewed here and here.)

What are the facts?: Both these claims are incorrect. The video dates back to 30 September and actually shows Nashik Police parading members of a gang after they reportedly celebrated their leader’s release from the jail.

How did we find that out?:  A simple Google Lens search on the keyframes of the viral video directed us to similar visuals published on an Instagram handle named ‘aryanagedaily’.

• It was uploaded on 1 October with a caption that said, “Nashik Police Thrash Goons, Take Out Procession on Streets.”

• Taking clues from this, we conducted a keyword search on YouTube using the words “nashik police beating young men” and found a video report published on the official channel of News24.

• It was posted on 30 September with a title that loosely translated to, "Maharashtra Police - Criminals Parade: Celebrating in Nashik proved costly, police took action."

• The report said that after a man named Mahesh Sonawane was released from jail, his supporters had taken out a celebratory procession. The videos of the procession latter went viral on social media platforms.

• The Nashik Road Police took cognisance of the videos and paraded around 15-20 people who were involved in the matter.

Comparing visuals: We compared several keyframes of the viral video to the visuals available in the video report and found several similarities, which indicated that the incident was indeed from Nashik.

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A comparison clearly shows the similarities.

A comparison clearly shows the similarities.

A comparison clearly shows the similarities.

Other news reports: A Dainik Jagran report said that following their leader's release, gang members celebrated it and posted a video on social media platforms calling him a "king".

• The police took immediate action and the gang members were apprehended and then were paraded through the city streets.

• Saam TV, on its official YouTube channel, too, shared a video report on the incident.

Conclusion: The video is not from Uttar Pradesh and has no connection to the 'I Love Muhammad' protests.

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