A video showing the demolition of a structure is doing the rounds on social media. Several users claim that it depicts a 300-year-old temple being razed in Uttar Pradesh under the Yogi Adityanath-led government.
A Facebook user posted the video with a caption: 300 साल प्राचीन मंदिर विकास के नाम पर स्वाहा चित्रकूट गौड़ीहर मंदिर को किया गया ध्वस्त , पहले अयोध्या ,काशी ,अब चित्रकूट था बाकी ??? अब्दुल को टाइट करते-करते अब बात प्राचीन मंदिरों तक पहुंच चुकी है अंध भक्तों अपना ख्याल रखना ??? जय सिया राम (English version: 300 years old temple destroyed in the name of development. Chitrakoot Gaurihar temple was demolished, earlier there was Ayodhya, Kashi, now Chitrakoot is left??? While tightening Abdul, now the matter has reached the ancient temples, blind devotees take care of yourselves??? Jai Siya Ram)
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NewsMobile checked the above claim and found it to be MISLEADING.
Running the video keyframes through Reverse Image Search, NewsMobile found a report by Amar Ujala, dated January 21, 2026, featuring the same footage. As per the report, the video shows the demolition of a temple on Kamadgiri Road in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh. The demolition has since been halted following a stay order issued by the High Court.
We also found a post on X by the UP Police Face Check account, which clarifies that the video is not from Uttar Pradesh, and is related to a road-widening work under the jurisdiction of Nayagaon police station in Madhya Pradesh.
#FactCheck-जनपद चित्रकूट में प्राचीन मंदिर को ध्वस्त करने का वीडियो/पोस्ट भ्रामक है।यह वीडियो उoप्रo से न होकर थाना नयागांव मध्य प्रदेश के सड़क चौड़ीकरण की कार्यवाही का है।@chitrakootpol ने उक्त भ्रामक ट्वीट का खण्डन किया है।
भ्रामक सूचना/अफवाह की जानकारी @Uppviralcheck को दें। https://t.co/Bqypo2e6aJ pic.twitter.com/NRuXafliR9— UPPOLICE FACT CHECK (@UPPViralCheck) January 27, 2026
Thus, we can conclude by saying that the video claiming to show a 300-year-old temple being demolished in Uttar Pradesh is Misleading.
