{"id":106284,"date":"2021-11-01T19:56:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T14:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=106284"},"modified":"2021-11-01T19:56:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T14:26:47","slug":"video-of-mock-drill-amravati-maharashtra-shared-as-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-mock-drill-amravati-maharashtra-shared-as-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Mock drill video of Maharashtra police capturing terrorists in bus depot shared as genuine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of police escorting two masked men off a bus is viral online. It has been claimed that police in Maharashtra\u2019s Amravati captured two terrorists carrying bombs from a bus stop. Facebook user Santosh Rashtravadi shared the footage with this claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211029095543\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/login\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D1297098180742401%26id%3D100013266947958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100013266947958\/videos\/602643694105566\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100013266947958\/videos\/602643694105566\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u092e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u092e\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0924\u0940 \u092e\u0947 \u0926\u094b \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u092a\u0915\u0921\u0947 \u0917\u092f\u0947 \u092f\u0947 \u092c\u0938 \u092e\u0947 \u092c\u092e \u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0930 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B7-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80\/100013266947958\/\">\u0938\u0928\u094d\u0924\u094b\u0937 \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940<\/a> on Saturday, October 23, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>A few other Facebook users also amplified the clip and accompanying claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/430077644251639\/posts\/955902218335843\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100068283834273\/videos\/147039340931532\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link 2<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-106284 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-mock-drill-amravati-maharashtra-shared-as-real\/2021-10-29-15_25_57-window-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"968\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-10-29-15_25_57-Window-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-10-29-15_25_57-Window-1.jpeg 968w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-10-29-15_25_57-Window-1-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-10-29-15_25_57-Window-1-768x440.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-mock-drill-amravati-maharashtra-shared-as-real\/2021-10-29-15_24_05-window\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-10-29-15_24_05-Window.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-10-29-15_24_05-Window.png 460w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/2021-10-29-15_24_05-Window-285x300.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The video was widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%AE%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A5%E0%A5%87&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> with the same claim.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u092e\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0924\u0940 \u092e\u0947 \u0926\u094b \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u092a\u0915\u0921\u0947 \u0917\u092f\u0947 \u092f\u0947 \u092c\u0938 \u092e\u0947 \u092c\u092e \u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0930 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qx0kSczjFJ\">pic.twitter.com\/Qx0kSczjFJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u092d\u093f\u092e\u093e\u0928_KRT\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9 (@subashk41062196) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/subashk41062196\/status\/1452325230203088900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A number of YouTube channels also uploaded the visuals with the same message.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sJUe5bKSNsc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\"><\/iframe>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a keyword search and found a video on YouTube containing scenes from the viral clip. A YouTube channel named &#8216;Gavran 90&#8217; uploaded the visuals on October 14 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/whiqtBWlMps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paratwada Bus Depot<\/a>. According to the video title, a mock drill to catch terrorists was conducted at the depot.<\/p>\n<p>Vidarbha Prabhat uploaded an 8-minute long video report on YouTube covering the clip in which a statement by police appears at the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N_ll8bqYHjk?t=334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5:35 mark<\/a>. They explain that the exercise was a mock drill carried out by the Paratwada Police.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"\u092a\u0930\u0924\u0935\u093e\u095c\u093e \u092c\u0938 \u0938\u094d\u091f\u0947\u0923\u094d\u0921 \u092a\u0930 \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0940. \u092c\u0938 \u092e\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u093e \u092c\u0949\u092e\u094d\u092c\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N_ll8bqYHjk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>We also reached out to the Paratwada Police for more information about the video. Inspector S Mankar told Alt News, \u201cThere was no incident of terrorists being captured from the bus stand. On October 14, the Paratwada Rural Police had conducted a mock drill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In sum, a video of a mock drill exercise to nab terrorists from a bus depot in Maharashtra was falsely circulated on social media as genuine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of police escorting two masked men off a bus is viral online. It has been claimed that police in Maharashtra\u2019s Amravati captured two terrorists carrying bombs from a bus stop. Facebook user Santosh Rashtravadi shared the footage with this claim. 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