Multiple posts, claiming to show a group of young men in Bihar attacking the car of a BJP leader during the Bihar assembly polls, is widely circulating on social media. In the clip, it is alleged that several people pelting stones at the vehicle and kicking its bonnet.
An Instagram post by ajay_yadav_ydu1c shows the video with a description: बिहार के युवाओं ने भाजपा नेता को कुछ इस तरह का स्वागत किया 😂 नेता जब जीत जाता है ना औकात भूल जाता है
A similar post is shared on social media. You can view it here and here.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the claim and found it to be Misleading.
Conducting a Reverse Image Search of the viral picture, the NM team traced the footage to Gen Z protests in Nepal. It is Not at all related to Bihar Assembly elections.
As per multiple news reports, the clip actually shows demonstrators in Pokhara smashing the vehicle of a Nepalese government official.
Searching with relevant keywords for further verification, NewsMobile found no authentic news/sources to support the allegation. Had it been true, the mainstream media would have given a wider coverage.
Hence, we can conclude that the viral clip, originally from Nepal’s GenZ unrest, has been linked to recent Bihar elections with false narratives.
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