{"id":110821,"date":"2022-01-29T18:26:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T12:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=110821"},"modified":"2022-01-29T18:26:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T12:56:41","slug":"rrb-ntpc-protest-dainik-jagran-uses-2019-photo-while-reporting-on-police-excess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/rrb-ntpc-protest-dainik-jagran-uses-2019-photo-while-reporting-on-police-excess\/","title":{"rendered":"RRB-NTPC protest: Dainik Jagran uses 2019 photo while reporting on police excess"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>[Warning: The visuals depict violence and can be distressing for some. Viewer discretion is advised.]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On January 25, a large number of the applicants of the RRB-NTPC exams in UP had gathered to <a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/rights\/railway-recruitment-exam-protests-bihar-uttar-pradesh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protest on railway tracks<\/a> in Prayagraj against the Railways\u2019 decision to hold the exam in two stages. During the protest, the students were chased down by the police and some students allegedly responded by pelting stones. In response to this, the police forcefully entered a nearby hostel and lathi-charged students. A video of the police excess went viral on social media after which six policemen were suspended.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In UP&#8217;s Prayagraj, local police making forced entry inside hostel room of students preparing for competitive exams. The police action was in the aftermath of protest by applicants of RRB-NTPC who allegedly tried stopping train as a part of their agitation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mgUeaG7Tkf\">pic.twitter.com\/mgUeaG7Tkf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benarasiyaa\/status\/1485993428848898054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Reporting on the protest on January 28, Dainik Jagran published an article that carried an alleged photo of a student injured in police violence.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-110821 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\/rrb-ntpc-protest-dainik-jagran-uses-2019-photo-while-reporting-on-police-excess\/2022-01-28-22_27_14-element-2-_-alt-news-story-ideas\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1191\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_27_14-Element-2-_-Alt-News-Story-Ideas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_27_14-Element-2-_-Alt-News-Story-Ideas.jpg 1191w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_27_14-Element-2-_-Alt-News-Story-Ideas-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_27_14-Element-2-_-Alt-News-Story-Ideas-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_27_14-Element-2-_-Alt-News-Story-Ideas-768x420.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><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\/rrb-ntpc-protest-dainik-jagran-uses-2019-photo-while-reporting-on-police-excess\/2022-01-28-22_27_54-element-2-_-alt-news-story-ideas\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1193\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_27_54-Element-2-_-Alt-News-Story-Ideas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_27_54-Element-2-_-Alt-News-Story-Ideas.jpg 1193w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_27_54-Element-2-_-Alt-News-Story-Ideas-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_27_54-Element-2-_-Alt-News-Story-Ideas-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_27_54-Element-2-_-Alt-News-Story-Ideas-768x472.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1193px) 100vw, 1193px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Based on Jagran&#8217;s report, the same photo was shared on <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/8O5fn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> by journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnupNbt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anup Panday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110870 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_21_08-\u0905\u0928\u0942\u092a-\u092a\u093e\u0923\u094d\u0921\u0947\u092f-on-Twitter_-_\u0928\u094b\u0915\u0930\u0940-\u0932\u0947-\u0915\u0947-\u0915\u093e-\u0915\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947\u0917\u093e\u0964-\u0905\u092d\u0940-\u0915\u093e\u0936\u0940-\u092e\u0925\u0941\u0930\u093e-\u092c\u093e\u0915\u0940-\u0939\u0948\u0964-https.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_21_08-\u0905\u0928\u0942\u092a-\u092a\u093e\u0923\u094d\u0921\u0947\u092f-on-Twitter_-_\u0928\u094b\u0915\u0930\u0940-\u0932\u0947-\u0915\u0947-\u0915\u093e-\u0915\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947\u0917\u093e\u0964-\u0905\u092d\u0940-\u0915\u093e\u0936\u0940-\u092e\u0925\u0941\u0930\u093e-\u092c\u093e\u0915\u0940-\u0939\u0948\u0964-https.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_21_08-\u0905\u0928\u0942\u092a-\u092a\u093e\u0923\u094d\u0921\u0947\u092f-on-Twitter_-_\u0928\u094b\u0915\u0930\u0940-\u0932\u0947-\u0915\u0947-\u0915\u093e-\u0915\u0940\u091c\u093f\u092f\u0947\u0917\u093e\u0964-\u0905\u092d\u0940-\u0915\u093e\u0936\u0940-\u092e\u0925\u0941\u0930\u093e-\u092c\u093e\u0915\u0940-\u0939\u0948\u0964-https-186x300.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The photo is viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A5%A4%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A5%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%E0%A5%A4&amp;sde=Abrh4fU_qisHPKlqWnEinPPJf68k3NAxAZ7OTOrZEBW26wbzGQEIUFVt3j6QIsAx2ZYdYD6tc-7_JBtYfmbLzuHiEBdVMW6P4wc1cNbxLlBEhPsDsUH7gt1puQDY1RgVM8ynQeve1YoI0ufJ3fymbuyClQ6SR-uE5_47uO_e6nXgYkg_dBVt-qMBOt3HmlePiSUpq7GzrOj2E7EovWguuM4X2FyAsCt2Rvq7MRbnyujmAHBuZBoLYQ8MRtUv_IotZMhslbu4c3XA4RjVOVJj4TDkoPdhZIgfzIRk7goxUchwL8SVSsU0B9Jcrgg_qFkhBfosIYMsi6c7xZHj77Ac_2XqvXoDRtFaWPg7tR4DJnz54rjadQ80pTTplY443Z1zQl8dLUAGq9p5uEL_I0Pc-4sSUNaPaoXbQRX873nnHc1TM2PnAKh4vlg35cH-Gnu1_08BtQdjPGV-zhMMjCE5sQGg6O-DSN4nXULfohEZRXB5a5YQjBZodAQRKVN8nIwOdgP3ohDg_EfC1BFky1DqN83xtqsY1_fIrdDSFCXAnfgwetz7qgyuL-IseC5VEx6bnc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> as well with the claim that it shows a student injured in the recent protest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-110874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_24_03-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1914\" height=\"912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_24_03-Settings.jpg 1914w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_24_03-Settings-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_24_03-Settings-1024x488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_24_03-Settings-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_24_03-Settings-1536x732.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1914px) 100vw, 1914px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Old, unrelated image<\/h4>\n<p>We performed a Google reverse image search on the photo and discovered that it is at least two years old and has been viral in various languages. It first went viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A5%A4%20%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%87%20%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%20%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9D%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A5%A4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook in Bangladesh<\/a> with the claim that the person in the photo had violated COVID lockdown guidelines and as a result, the police thrashed him. It was shared with a series of photos that suggests how the incident unfolded.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_31_08-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"681\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_31_08-.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_31_08--265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While one of the three photos (vegetables scattered on the road) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-unrelated-images-viral-as-vandalism-by-farmers-during-bharat-bandh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is from West Bengal<\/a>, the image of cops thrashing a man has been morphed. The policewoman is not wearing a mask in the original photograph. The photos had enraged the public in Bangladesh when they were viral last year, following which the Bangladeshi police <a href=\"https:\/\/samakal.com\/bangladesh\/article\/200317143\/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued a statement<\/a> debunking the claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110832 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-19_44_16-Dont-spread-rumors-and-lies-against-the-police_-Headquarters-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1013\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-19_44_16-Dont-spread-rumors-and-lies-against-the-police_-Headquarters-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-19_44_16-Dont-spread-rumors-and-lies-against-the-police_-Headquarters-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-19_44_16-Dont-spread-rumors-and-lies-against-the-police_-Headquarters-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The same photo of the injured youth was viral in Malaysia in 2020 with the claim that the soldiers of the Malaysian Armed Forces assaulted a boy while enforcing the movement control order (MCO). It was <a href=\"https:\/\/malaysiadailynews.com\/armed-forces-viral-photo-originally-from-bangladesh-soldiers-did-not-assault-boy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debunked<\/a> by the Armed Forces saying that the photo is originally from Bangladesh and was uploaded in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-110833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-19_49_05-Armed-Forces_-Viral-photo-originally-from-Bangladesh-soldiers-did-not-assault-b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1530\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-19_49_05-Armed-Forces_-Viral-photo-originally-from-Bangladesh-soldiers-did-not-assault-b.png 1530w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-19_49_05-Armed-Forces_-Viral-photo-originally-from-Bangladesh-soldiers-did-not-assault-b-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-19_49_05-Armed-Forces_-Viral-photo-originally-from-Bangladesh-soldiers-did-not-assault-b-1024x274.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-19_49_05-Armed-Forces_-Viral-photo-originally-from-Bangladesh-soldiers-did-not-assault-b-768x206.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1530px) 100vw, 1530px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Armed Forces did not provide any links to the original photos from Bangladesh but taking their word as a clue, we further looked for the photos and found them on a Bangladeshi Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/storyoffeellings\/photos\/2541547875856818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uploaded in July 2019<\/a>. Alt News could not find the original context of the photos. This is the oldest instance of the photo that we were able to trace.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-110821 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><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\/rrb-ntpc-protest-dainik-jagran-uses-2019-photo-while-reporting-on-police-excess\/2022-01-28-22_33_32-2-facebook-mozilla-firefox\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_33_32-2-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_33_32-2-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_33_32-2-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/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\/rrb-ntpc-protest-dainik-jagran-uses-2019-photo-while-reporting-on-police-excess\/2022-01-28-22_33_00-2-facebook-mozilla-firefox\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_33_00-2-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_33_00-2-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg 474w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/01\/2022-01-28-22_33_00-2-Facebook-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Hence, an old and unrelated photo was published by Dainik Jagran to depict police brutality on protesting students in Uttar Pradesh. The image is at least three years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Warning: The visuals depict violence and can be distressing for some. Viewer discretion is advised.] On January 25, a large number of the applicants of the RRB-NTPC exams in UP had gathered to protest on railway tracks in Prayagraj against the Railways\u2019 decision to hold the exam in two stages. 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