{"id":115181,"date":"2022-04-02T11:57:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T06:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=115181"},"modified":"2022-04-02T13:05:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T07:35:13","slug":"old-photo-falsely-viral-as-punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-was-arrested-for-bike-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-photo-falsely-viral-as-punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-was-arrested-for-bike-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Old photo falsely viral as Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann was caught for bike theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An old photograph of Bhagwant Mann has been shared on social media to mock the newly-appointed Punjab Chief Minister. The accompanying claim suggests that 12 years ago, Mann was apprehended by Punjab police for stealing a bike.<\/p>\n<p>The photograph shows three young men sitting in a squatting position. They are drenched in colour.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0906\u091c \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u0940\u092c 12 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092c \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0928\u0947 4 \u092c\u093e\u0907\u0915 \u091a\u094b\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092a\u0915\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0925\u093e !<br \/>\n\u0905\u092c \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0921\u093c\u0947\u0917\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0907\u0928\u092e\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092c\u093e\u0907\u0915\u091a\u094b\u0930 \u0915\u094b\u0928 \u0939\u0948&#8230;&#8230;.\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 \u092a\u0939\u091a\u093e\u0928\u094b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sIyOkg7qwu\">pic.twitter.com\/sIyOkg7qwu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u092a\u0941\u0928\u0940\u0924 \u092a\u093e\u0902\u0921\u0947\u092f\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@022BJP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/022BJP\/status\/1509502641868804105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is widespread on <a 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\/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News received several requests on its official mobile app and on the WhatsApp helpline (+91 76000 11160) to verify if the image depicted a younger Mann caught by the police for stealing a bike.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-115181 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\/old-photo-falsely-viral-as-punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-was-arrested-for-bike-theft\/1-121\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/1.jpeg 891w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/1-300x154.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/1-768x394.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/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\/old-photo-falsely-viral-as-punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-was-arrested-for-bike-theft\/2-109\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/2.jpeg 904w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/2-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/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\/old-photo-falsely-viral-as-punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-was-arrested-for-bike-theft\/3-94\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"988\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/3.jpeg 988w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/3-300x146.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/3-768x373.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/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 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/5.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/5-300x132.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/5-1024x450.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/5-768x337.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>We performed a reverse image search which revealed that the photograph that was originally shared by Punjabi actor, comedian and singer Karamjit Anmol on his Facebook profile on March 18, 2022, with the caption, &#8220;Holi memories with Bhagwant Mann &amp; Manjit Siddhu&#8221;. Karamjit Anmol is also featured in the viral photograph.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/karamjitanmolofficial\/posts\/518525542978570\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/karamjitanmolofficial\/posts\/pfbid02AHYZ9TdYwAyiCW1SgKFno2GEJxR18YbzPgGMWCw2BZgCzDeiEgssJYYqPdY6wPC5l\"><p>Holi\ud83c\udfa8 memories with Bhagwant Mann &amp; @manjitsidhu<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/karamjitanmolofficial\">Karamjit Anmol<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/karamjitanmolofficial\/posts\/pfbid02AHYZ9TdYwAyiCW1SgKFno2GEJxR18YbzPgGMWCw2BZgCzDeiEgssJYYqPdY6wPC5l\">Friday, March 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>We got in touch with Karamjit Anmol through his brother Meet Manak. The actor confirmed this is an old photograph of a Holi celebration, held at the residence of singer Harbhajan Mann.<\/p>\n<p>The actor has often shared <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/punjabi\/movies\/photo-stories\/punjabi-celebrities-blast-from-the-past\/karamjit-anmol-shares-a-blast-from-the-past-on-bhagwant-manns-birthday\/photostory\/71631040.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">old photographs<\/a> of himself with Mann to commemorate occasions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115225 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/Screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2062\" height=\"1496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/Screenshot.jpg 2062w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-1536x1114.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2048x1486.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2062px) 100vw, 2062px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We spoke with Manjit Siddhu who is the third person in the viral photograph. He said that the image is from his university days around 1994-95 when he visited Harbhajan Mann\u2019s residence at Sirhind Road, Patiala, along with Bhagwant Mann and Karamjit Anmol.<\/p>\n<p>An old picture of Punjab CM and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann at a Holi celebration was shared with the false claim that he was arrested for stealing a bike 12 years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An old photograph of Bhagwant Mann has been shared on social media to mock the newly-appointed Punjab Chief Minister. The accompanying claim suggests that 12 years ago, Mann was apprehended by Punjab police for stealing a bike. The photograph shows three young men sitting in a squatting position. 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