Violence broke out during Hanuman Jayanti procession on 16 April in Jahangirpuri area of North West Delhi. According to the police, nine people, including eight policemen and a local, were injured in the violence.

News Claim: Violence broke out during Hanuman Jayanti procession on 16 April in Jahangirpuri area of ​​North West Delhi. According to the police, nine people, including eight policemen and a local, were injured in the violence. The police have arrested 14 people on charges of rioting and attempt to murder. In such a situation, now a picture is going viral on social media about the Jahangirpuri violence, in which it is being claimed that the mob attacked the constable. In such a situation, know what is the truth of the viral photo.

During the procession of Hanuman Jayanti in Delhi on Saturday, an incident of stone pelting came to light in Jahangirpuri area in the evening. Violence broke out after a dispute between the two communities. Police have also recovered 3 pistols and 5 swords from the possession of the accused. Meanwhile, a photo is going viral on social media, in which it is being claimed that the police personnel are being attacked by the mob,

Jahangirpuri is associated with violence. In the viral photo, it can be seen that a policeman was lying on the road, who is probably injured and a man is seen aiming at him with a stone.

News verification: When the reality of this picture came out, then the whole matter proved to be completely wrong. The picture which is being viral by linking it with the Jahangirpuri violence is not actually from there. According to the India Today report, the picture going viral is almost three years old, which was not of Delhi but during the anti-CAA protests in Ahmedabad.

Let us tell you that this picture was tweeted by IPS officer Pankaj Nain of December 20, 2019, whose old tweet proved that this photo has nothing to do with the recent Jahangirpuri violence.

News Verdict ayupp.com: The claim of the viral message is completely false.

 

About The Author

Ashwin Roy is an Indian fact-checker and news writer, writing news for Ayupp since 2014.

You Might Be Interested In

Latest On Ayupp.com