{"id":114274,"date":"2022-03-22T16:04:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T10:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=114274"},"modified":"2022-03-22T16:04:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T10:34:16","slug":"2014-video-of-naga-sadhu-beaten-up-by-sikhs-shared-as-recent-after-aap-victory-in-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2014-video-of-naga-sadhu-beaten-up-by-sikhs-shared-as-recent-after-aap-victory-in-punjab\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video of Naga Sadhu being beaten up used to target AAP after Punjab victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the victory of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, social media is rife with several types of claims targeting the party. Against this backdrop, a video is being widely shared in which some people wearing turbans are seen beating up a Naga Sadhu. It is being claimed that atrocities on Hindus have begun in Punjab after the AAP\u2019s election win in the state. Facebook user Ramesh Dalwani posted this video with the same claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220316134825\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/login\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Framesh.dalavai.5%2Fposts%2F1815528201990966%3F__cft__%255B0%255D%3DAZWhqzY8xiHgfJxaW8u4983kTYgylgeg8DYBb0XWDjGvoQmV8r464EEk9e4cSmz28d2GxVq6tHFIVXC1KPGMXPlUbyVY14iS3G4u-LqTYkfdQIKeL3KzpVObJT_4xh_h96C73cy6d4QX9tfvgvKr38n9%26__tn__%3D%252CO%252CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ramesh.dalavai.5\/videos\/373838674588391\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ramesh.dalavai.5\/videos\/373838674588391\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Horror started on Hindus by the supporters ofJihadi AAP team.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ramesh.dalavai.5\">Ramesh Dalavai<\/a> on Sunday, March 13, 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several others on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AE%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%93%20&amp;sde=AbrncOC9Eo4JY_OLJrNRxWbosfm1ezmJR0aX8OWKgLG1ilxgg98ELbozPbV_g85X9dPMRY0BVOKSo_9vqwB3JHXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> also posted the video targeting the Aam Aadmi Party.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-114275 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/word-image-19.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/word-image-19.jpeg 778w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/word-image-19-266x300.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/word-image-19-768x867.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One Twitter user also promoted the video. However, the tweet did not mention AAP.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Horror started on Hindus Sadhu by the supporters of Jihadi *AAP &amp; Khalistan* <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OjeHDBBTiK\">pic.twitter.com\/OjeHDBBTiK<\/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\/1505214747511189510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=naga+sadhu+beaten+by+crowd+in+punjab\">keyword search<\/a> on YouTube, which led us to a video that had been <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6THRb4rOxFA\">posted in 2017<\/a>. However, it did not contain any additional information about the incident.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-114276 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/word-image-20.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/word-image-20.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/word-image-20-300x236.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/word-image-20-768x604.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Upon further research, we found a report by the <a href=\"https:\/\/webcache.googleusercontent.com\/search?q=cache:wyjgtzFZhdwJ:https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/indiahome\/indianews\/article-2726820\/Viral-video-appears-Sikh-men-beating-Naga-sadhu.html+&amp;cd=1&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;gl=in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> dated August 6, 2014, carrying the video. It is mentioned here that a video of a group of Sikh men beating up a sadhu was posted online. It is worth noting that in 2014, a coalition between the Akali Dal and the BJP was ruling in Punjab, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aajtak.in\/india\/punjab\/story\/punjab-prakash-singh-badal-says-broken-akali-dal-bjp-alliance-is-threat-to-peace-225385-2014-11-06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parkash Singh Badal<\/a> serving as the chief minister.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-114274 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\/2014-video-of-naga-sadhu-beaten-up-by-sikhs-shared-as-recent-after-aap-victory-in-punjab\/2022-03-16-19_12_33-shocking-vir\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1018\" height=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/2022-03-16-19_12_33-Shocking-vir.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/2022-03-16-19_12_33-Shocking-vir.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/2022-03-16-19_12_33-Shocking-vir-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/2022-03-16-19_12_33-Shocking-vir-768x716.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/><\/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\/2014-video-of-naga-sadhu-beaten-up-by-sikhs-shared-as-recent-after-aap-victory-in-punjab\/2022-03-16-19_11_58-shocking-vir\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1039\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/2022-03-16-19_11_58-Shocking-vir.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/2022-03-16-19_11_58-Shocking-vir.jpg 1039w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/2022-03-16-19_11_58-Shocking-vir-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/2022-03-16-19_11_58-Shocking-vir-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/2022-03-16-19_11_58-Shocking-vir-768x537.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1039px) 100vw, 1039px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A website called Singh Station also covered the incident in an article dated July 13, 2014. <a href=\"https:\/\/singhstation.net\/2014\/07\/phagwara-naga-sadhu-beating-police-case-registered-against-three\/\">It is mentioned here<\/a> that a Naga Sadhu was thrashed by people belonging to some Sikh community on the Phagwara National Highway because he was not wearing clothes. A bystander recorded a video of this and posted it online. Following this, a Hindu organization from the city of Nakodar staged a protest objecting to the incident. The police reached the protest site and recorded Mohalla Ramauta resident Sunny Dhir\u2019s statement, registering a case against three unidentified individuals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-114278 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/word-image-21.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/word-image-21.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/word-image-21-300x257.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/word-image-21-768x657.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To sum it up, a 2014 video of a group of Sikh men attacking a Naga sadhu was falsely circulated as visuals of atrocities against Hindus in Punjab after the Aam Aadmi Party\u2019s win in the state elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the victory of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, social media is rife with several types of claims targeting the party. Against this backdrop, a video is being widely shared in which some people wearing turbans are seen beating up a Naga Sadhu. 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