Video of Assault Survivor From Hardoi Falsely Shared as Incident From Rajasthan

The videos show the victim of a case of kidnapping in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh.

(Content warning: This article carries description of sexual assault and violence. Discretion is advised.)

A set of videos of a person in distress have gone viral on social media, where users are sharing it as ones of the victim in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar gang rape case, where a minor was subjected to horrific sexual assault by 32 men between 18 and 23 June.

At the time of writing this article, this X post had gathered over 18 lakh views.

(Archived versions of more posts sharing this claim can be seen here, here, and here.)

Is it true?: No, the claim is false.

• The videos show another minor, a victim of abduction and rape, in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi.

How did we find out the truth?: A reverse image search on the video led us to an Instagram post, sharing one of the two videos, which discussed a case of abduction in the Bilgram area of Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi.

• Taking a cue from this, we looked for news reports about the incident.

• This led us to one published by Dainik Bhaskar, which mentioned that a 11-year-old was lured, abducted, and gang raped in Bilgram, Hardoi with the child's father accusing the police of intimidation and inaction when the family tried to seek justice.

• We also came across social media posts about the crime in Hardoi, under which Hardoi Police shared information about arrests in connection to the case.

• Sharing a press note and details of those arrested, Hardoi Police noted that they had registered a case of kidnapping and added sections related to the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in connection with the incident.

• The note added that one Rahul Tiwari had been arrested in Kanpur and charged with kidnapping.

थाना बिलग्राम पुलिस द्वारा मु0अ0सं0 278/26 धारा 65(1)/87/137(2) बीएनएस, ¾(2) पॉक्सो एक्ट व 3(2)v/3(2)va एससी/एसटी एक्ट से संबंधित एक अभियुक्त को गिरफ्तार करने के संबंध में विवरण -#HardoiPolice #UPPolice pic.twitter.com/dsn4g0a27q

— Hardoi Police (@hardoipolice) July 6, 2026

• A follow-up report published by Dainik Bhaskar on 7 July also confirmed that the accused (Tiwari) had been arrested by Bilgram Police from Kanpur, and that he had been presented in the district court.

Rajasthan Police also took to X to clarify that one of the viral videos was being shared with a false claim, stating that the video was from Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi.

जिसे आप सच मान रहे हैं वह अफवाह है...#SriGanganagar #RajasthanPolice #FactCheck #FakeNewsAlert #SayNoToRumours #HardoiPolice #SocialMediaResponsibility #UPPolice#UttarPradeshPolice pic.twitter.com/W6cALfNU8t

— Rajasthan Police (@PoliceRajasthan) July 4, 2026

Conclusion: A set of videos of a girl who was reportedly kidnapped and assaulted in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh are being falsely linked to the gang rape case from Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan.

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