A video showing a man misbehaving on the road is being widely shared on social media, claiming that the man, named Abdul, was threatening the public but was thrashed by the police in Uttar Pradesh.
The video is shared on Facebook with a caption: सहारनपुर उत्तर प्रदेश, का दादा अब्दुल गफार था इतवार को मार्केट में दादागिरी कर रहा था, और योगी जी की पुलिस आ गई फिर नजारा आपके सामने है ऐसी विडियो देखकर हमे, योगी जी की सरकार को नमन करने का दिल कर रहा है। इसे कहते हैं !! सरकार
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be MISLEADING.
Performing a Reverse Image Search, the NM team spotted a tweet by TheNewsMinute carrying an extended version of the viral video, dated February 6, 2023, with a caption: “Karnataka police opens fire at man brandishing knife | Kalaburagi”.
Karnataka police opens fire at man brandishing knife | Kalaburagi#KarnatakaPolice #Kalaburagi pic.twitter.com/jj4EWIQ3xW — TheNewsMinute (@thenewsminute) February 6, 2023
According to another report by India Today, dated February 6, 2023, a person — Fazal Bhagwan — was threatening the public with a knife in a market in Kalburgi. On getting the information, the police reached the market and tried to stop the person. The man also attempted to attack the police. In self-defence, the police shot and injured the person. Later the accused was sent to hospital.
The same information had also been published in the Telangana Today. As per The Times of India report, the mental condition of the person was not right and he was undergoing treatment in the hospital. The person came to the market after running away from the hospital.
Thus, we can conclude by saying that a video from Karnataka has been falsely shared as a man threatening people on the road in Uttar Pradesh.
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