A two-minute video in which a mob can be seen pelting stones in front of policemen was shared after communal violence shook Delhi’s Jahangirpuri.

London-based Twitter user @URScrewed_ posted this video. This was quote-tweeted by journalist Rana Ayyub shared. Ayyub deleted the tweet after it gained over 1,000 retweets. However, the tweet by @URScrewed_ is online and has gained close to 4 lakh views.

Twitter user @KhanGirl_4 shared the video with the hashtag #DelhiRiots2022. It is noteworthy that later in the video, we can also see the police pelting stones along with the mob.

An account created in the name of AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi reshared @KhanGirl_4’s clip.

Video was also shared after Delhi riots in 2020

On February 29, 2020, Indian National Congress (INC) member and former actor Nagma tweeted (archive link) the video. Her tweet was retweeted over 6,700 times and the video was viewed over 1.5 lakh times.

Similarly, on March 1, 2020, Digvijaya Singh, INC member and the former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, also shared (archive link) the video. His post was shared over 1,300 times and the video drew over 47,000 views.

Similarly, several users had shared the video on Twitter and Facebook.

Fact-check

On January 1, 2020 Times of India published a report carrying the video. According to the report, the video shows an anti-CAA protest in Firozabad on December 20, 2019. The report describes the video as follows, “A group of 15-20 civilians, along with cops, is seen barging inside a wooden shop (Raja ki Lakdi ki Taal) owned by one Raja Khan. The men throw stones, vandalise shop and later set ablaze woods kept inside the shop. It’s located on Shikohabad Adda Road at Vakeelpura Mandi, close to Nalband chouraha under Rasoolpur police jurisdiction.”

Interestingly, Digvijay Singh tweeted (archive link) the TOI report on January 1, 2020.

The video in TOI’s report was uploaded by Online Express, a YouTube channel, on December 31, 2019.

Therefore, the video is neither related to the recent violence in Jahangirpuri nor the 2020 Delhi riots. It was shot in 2019 during violence sparked by anti-CAA protests in UP.

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