{"id":111257,"date":"2022-02-07T15:57:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T10:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=111257"},"modified":"2022-02-07T15:57:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T10:27:39","slug":"video-from-jharkhand-falsely-shared-as-up-bjp-minister-shrikant-sharmas-convoy-attacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-jharkhand-falsely-shared-as-up-bjp-minister-shrikant-sharmas-convoy-attacked\/","title":{"rendered":"Video from Jharkhand falsely shared as UP BJP minister Shrikant Sharma&#8217;s convoy attacked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 0:26-second long clip is viral on social media with the claim that the convoy of Shrikant Sharma, &#8220;spokesperson and member of CM Yogi&#8217;s cabinet&#8221; was chased away by the public. The video does not provide detail of when and where the alleged incident took place.<\/p>\n<p>The video is viral on Twitter with the hashtag #\u0916\u0926\u0947\u0921\u093c\u093e_\u0939\u094b\u0908 (English: Chased away).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%88?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0916\u0926\u0947\u0921\u093c\u093e_\u0939\u094b\u0908<\/a><br \/>\n\u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0935\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u0948\u092c\u093f\u0928\u0947\u091f \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093e\u0902\u0924 \u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e \u0915\u094b \u091c\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0947 \u0916\u0926\u0947\u0921\u093c\u093e&#8230;.\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t3SWtmqp02\">pic.twitter.com\/t3SWtmqp02<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dinesh Chauhan (@dinesh_chauhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dinesh_chauhan\/status\/1489684996357226496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0916\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092b \u091c\u0928\u0924\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0906\u0915\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0936\ud83e\udd14<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%88?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0916\u0926\u0947\u0921\u093c\u093e_\u0939\u094b\u0908<\/a><br \/>\n\u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0935\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u0948\u092c\u093f\u0928\u0947\u091f \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093e\u0902\u0924_\u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e<\/a> \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u091c\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0947 \u0916\u0926\u0947\u0921\u093c\u093e.. \u092c\u093e\u0932-\u092c\u093e\u0932 \u092c\u091a\u0947\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P0wTX0aW51\">pic.twitter.com\/P0wTX0aW51<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nagesh Pandey (@Nagesh1oo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nagesh1oo\/status\/1489619722698051584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%88?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0916\u0926\u0947\u0921\u093c\u093e_\u0939\u094b\u0908<\/a><br \/>\n\u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0935\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u0948\u092c\u093f\u0928\u0947\u091f \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093e\u0902\u0924 \u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e \u0915\u094b \u091c\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0947 \u0916\u0926\u0947\u0921\u093c\u093e.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zvhW6zftdW\">pic.twitter.com\/zvhW6zftdW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Guddi Yadav Namit Parshed (@GParshed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GParshed\/status\/1489578273105678337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video has also been shared on Facebook.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ajaybharti9931\/videos\/532322017941245\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"false\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ajaybharti9931\/videos\/532322017941245\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#\u092f\u0942\u092a\u0940_\u092e\u0947\u0902_\u0915\u093e_\u092c\u093e &#8230;..\ud83d\ude01<br \/>\n\u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0935\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u0948\u092c\u093f\u0928\u0947\u091f \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093e\u0902\u0924 \u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u091c\u092e\u0915\u0930 \u0916\u0926\u0947\u095c\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ajaybharti9931\">Ajay Bharti<\/a> on Friday, 4 February 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>We broke the video into multiple keyframes and performed a reverse image search on one of the keyframes. This led us to a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DbXlvUdwgho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> of a higher resolution posted on YouTube with a title in Hindi. The title reads, &#8220;How Ravindra Rai&#8217;s Scorpio was chased away by the mob&#8221; (\u0915\u0947\u0938\u0947 \u0930\u0935\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u092f \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u0915\u0949\u0930\u094d\u092a\u093f\u092f\u094b \u092d\u0940\u0921\u093c \u0928\u0947 \u092d\u0917\u093e\u092f\u093e). The video also has a description with several hashtags that suggest it was recorded in Dhanbad, Jharkhand.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"\u0915\u0947\u0938\u0947 \u0930\u0935\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u092f \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u0915\u0949\u0930\u094d\u092a\u093f\u092f\u094b \u092d\u0940\u0921\u093c \u0928\u0947 \u092d\u0917\u093e\u092f\u093e\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DbXlvUdwgho?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>Taking that as a clue, we performed a keyword search and came across several news reports. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraphindia.com\/jharkhand\/language-stir-turns-violent-as-agitators-call-for-stringent-forms-of-protest\/cid\/1849803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report by The Telegraph<\/a> published on January 30, language rights activists were protesting in Dhanbad and Bokaro with residents forming a human chain venting their ire on the inclusion of Bhojpuri and Magahi in the regional language list for Dhanbad and Bokaro.<\/p>\n<p>The protest turned violent and the vehicle of BJP leader and former MP Ravindra Rai was attacked near the Telmachcho bridge of Bokaro at around 12.30 pm. He was heading towards Dhanbad from Bokaro in his car to attend the farmers&#8217; cell meeting of BJP scheduled in Dhanbad.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-111269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022-02-07-14_12_37-Language-stir-turns-violent-as-agitators-call-for-stringent-forms-of-protest-T.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"967\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022-02-07-14_12_37-Language-stir-turns-violent-as-agitators-call-for-stringent-forms-of-protest-T.png 967w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022-02-07-14_12_37-Language-stir-turns-violent-as-agitators-call-for-stringent-forms-of-protest-T-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/02\/2022-02-07-14_12_37-Language-stir-turns-violent-as-agitators-call-for-stringent-forms-of-protest-T-768x233.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also came across a video report by Navbharat Times where Ravindra Rai can be seen speaking to the media. According to Rai, he was unaware of the human chain agitation and was heading for the meeting. Protestors stopped his car and asked him to support their agitation. As he was speaking to them the mob slowly turned violent and started attacking his car.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/navbharattimes\/videos\/651907932520306\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"false\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/navbharattimes\/videos\/651907932520306\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/navbharattimes\/videos\/651907932520306\/\">\u091d\u093e\u0930\u0916\u0902\u0921 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u094b\u091c\u092a\u0941\u0930\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u092e\u0917\u0939\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0927, \u092c\u094b\u0915\u093e\u0930\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0938\u0926 \u0930\u0935\u093f\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u092f \u0928\u0947 \u091b\u093f\u092a\u0915\u0930 \u092c\u091a\u093e\u0908 \u091c\u093e\u0928<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u092c\u094b\u0915\u093e\u0930\u094b : \u091d\u093e\u0930\u0916\u0902\u0921 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0932\u0921\u093c\u093e\u0908 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0938\u0915 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092c\u0940\u091c\u0947\u092a\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0938\u0926 \u0930\u0935\u093f\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u092f \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092a\u0930 \u092c\u094b\u0915\u093e\u0930\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u092e\u0932\u093e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u092d\u094b\u091c\u092a\u0941\u0930\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u092e\u0917\u0939\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0918\u091f\u0928\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0905\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092e \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/navbharattimes\/\">Navbharat Times Online<\/a> on Sunday, 30 January 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>A video of the confrontation with the protestors before it turned violent can be found on Live Hindustan&#8217;s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"Jharkhand: \u092c\u094b\u0915\u093e\u0930\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 BJP \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0938\u0926 Ravindra Rai \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092a\u0930 \u0939\u092e\u0932\u093e, \u0925\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0918\u0941\u0938 \u0915\u0930 \u092c\u091a\u093e\u0908 \u091c\u093e\u0928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sqmh39hN5t4?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>The claim that Shrikant Sharma, BJP leader and a member of UP CM Yogi Adityanath&#8217;s cabinet, was attacked is also false. We went through several news reports but could not find anything corroborating the news. We also reached out to a local journalist who told us that no such attack took place.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, a video from Jharkhand where protestors of linguistic rights attacked the car of BJP leader and former MP Ravindra Rai was shared with a false claim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 0:26-second long clip is viral on social media with the claim that the convoy of Shrikant Sharma, &#8220;spokesperson and member of CM Yogi&#8217;s cabinet&#8221; was chased away by the public. The video does not provide detail of when and where the alleged incident took place. 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