BJP Shares Video From Bihar as One of Police Action on Jharkhand Protester

The video is from Bihar's Patna and predates the ongoing protests in Jharkhand.

Sharing a video of a woman being held down and manhandled by police personnel, several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) affiliated social media accounts, as well as former Member of Parliament Ramesh Bidhuri claimed that it showed visuals of the lady being mistreated amid the ongoing student protest in Jharkhand.

• The posts targeted Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who belong to the ruling alliance in the state, calling the "inhuman treatment by the police towards a student... utterly shameful."

(Archived versions of more BJP-linked accounts sharing this video can be seen here, here, and here.)

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

• The video predates that Jharkhand protests, and shows visuals from Bihar.

How did we find out the truth?: A reverse image search on the clip led us to a YouTube short carrying the same video, which was published on 23 July 2026.

Another YouTube short had shared the same clip on 24 July, while the protests in Jharkhand started on 25 July. This shows that the clip predates the protests.

Visual cues: In the video itself, the shoulder section of the police personnel's uniform reads 'Bihar', indicating that they are from the Bihar Police, and not their Jharkhand counterpart.

Additionally, a road sign seen in the background reads 'B.P.S.C'.

• Using these clues, we looked for roads leading to the Bihar Public Service Commission's building in Patna.

• Using Google Maps' street view, came across a bridge resembling the visuals in the viral video which also showed the signboard, which was approximately 280 meters away from the BPSC building.

Another video: A search for the protester's video across social media platforms led us to an Instagram video, shared by a page called 'mypdasamachar' on 23 July 2026.

• In this video, the same woman was seen expressing her concerns and troubles.

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The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, which is currently in power in the state, also shared a post calling out the misinformation on their X account.

Conclusion: BJP-linked accounts shared an old video from Patna, Bihar to falsely claim that it shows police action against protesters in Jharkhand.

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