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Fact-Check: No, This Video Is Not Related to the Workers’ Strike in Noida

We found out that the video has no relation to the workers' protest happening in Noida.

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Amidst the workers' protest in Noida, a video of police officers forcefully throwing a man into the van and kicking him is making the rounds on social media.

What is the claim?: The video is being shared with the claim that it shows policemen being brutal towards an employee on strike in Noida.

  • The video was shared by the Himachal Youth Congress' official Facebook page, among other users.

(Archived versions of more claims can be seen here and here)

Is it true?: No, the video shows the police arresting a man in Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh after the man vandalisingreportedly vandalised a shop and created a ruckus.

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How did we find out the truth?: On running a reverse image search on the video using Google Lens, we found news reports that shared the same video.

A report published by Dainik Bhaskar said that a drunk youth vandalised and created a ruckus at an electronics shop in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh, following which the police took action. The police were accused of kicking the youth.

Conclusion: A video of police arresting a youth in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol is being shared with the false claim that it is of an employee who was on strike in Noida.

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