First Darbari @rssurjewala posted this picture of Nepali woman from the year 2015 then deleted this tweet when he got caught.

News CLAIM: A picture was shared by Randeep Surjewala, calling New Indi’s truth

First Darbari @rssurjewala posted this picture of Nepali woman from the year 2015 then deleted this tweet when he got caught.

TRUTH & Verification: Congress leader and spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted a picture from Nepal calling it New India’s truth. Soon after, the Congress leader deleted this picture without any clarification, assuming it to be fake, to be not from India.  The Picture has nothing to do with the current lockdown and neither it is from India.

The Picture shared by Randeep is actually almost 8 years old. The picture is from Nepal and was taken in 2012.

The original picture was taken in July 2012 and available on webgate. A Nepalese mother carrying a child on her back rides to town

epa03293412 A picture made available on 03 July 2012 shows a Nepalese mother carrying a child on her back as she travels on a bicycle towards Nepalgunj city, some 573 kilometers from capital Kathmandu, Nepal, 29 June 2012. The major transportation...

 

VERDICT: The actual picture was shot in Nepal, in 2012.

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