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The tweet, translated to English reads, &#8221; Prayagraj: A man spotted offering namaz inside the famous Civil Line Hanuman temple. The police, beginning the investigation, stated that such miscreants will be dealt with firmly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-129360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/Ashwani_prayagraj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/Ashwani_prayagraj.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/Ashwani_prayagraj-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/Ashwani_prayagraj-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/Ashwani_prayagraj-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>User <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/K5ldH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@TheDeepak2022<\/span><\/a> posed a rhetorical question as to how long such people will keep toying with the sentiments of Hindus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-129362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/Deepak_prayagraj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/Deepak_prayagraj.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/Deepak_prayagraj-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/Deepak_prayagraj-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/Deepak_prayagraj-768x902.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>The official Twitter account of <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220919112415\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/prayagraj_pol\/status\/1571752633421172739?t=FITV1Lcb3THoJCWFS5vhfg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prayagraj Police<\/a> has identified the young man. Police have released a statement and a video clarification by the man in question. In the video, the man says he comes to the temple often. He was offering prayers while seated in &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vajrasana_(yoga)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vajrasan<\/a>&#8216;, a posture commonly adopted by Hindus during yoga or during prayers. He claims that from his appearance some people misconstrued his religious identity and have given it a contentious spin.<\/p>\n<p>The police have confirmed that the name of the young man is Vaibhav Tripathi and the allegations of namaz being offered inside Hanuman temple are false. The police have appealed to the public to refrain from spreading such rumours which could affect peace in society.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uppolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Uppolice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ADGZonPrayagraj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ADGZonPrayagraj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/igrangealld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@igrangealld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CommissionerPrg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CommissionerPrg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DM_PRAYAGRAJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DM_PRAYAGRAJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dgpup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dgpup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaileshP_IPS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShaileshP_IPS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bQnNZHzsVT\">pic.twitter.com\/bQnNZHzsVT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PRAYAGRAJ POLICE (@prayagraj_pol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prayagraj_pol\/status\/1571752633421172739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220919172555\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/prayagraj_pol\/status\/1571793882551291904\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shailesh Pandey<\/a>, Senior Superintendent of Police of Prayagraj, in his interaction with the media has refuted the claims of namaz being offered at the temple. He assured that strict measures will be taken against those spreading such rumours.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0925\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0938\u093f\u0935\u093f\u0932 \u0932\u093e\u0907\u0928\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u0928\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0902\u0917\u0923 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0932 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0928\u094d\u0927 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u0930\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0920 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0905\u0927\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaileshP_IPS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShaileshP_IPS<\/a> \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0926\u0940 \u0917\u092f\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0907\u091f:-<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uppolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Uppolice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ADGZonPrayagraj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ADGZonPrayagraj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/igrangealld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@igrangealld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dgpup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dgpup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DM_PRAYAGRAJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DM_PRAYAGRAJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v2dmB22gud\">https:\/\/t.co\/v2dmB22gud<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/22zKoHQWtN\">pic.twitter.com\/22zKoHQWtN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PRAYAGRAJ POLICE (@prayagraj_pol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prayagraj_pol\/status\/1571793882551291904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The official statement from law enforcement authorities makes it evident that the viral video and the claim shared on Twitter by RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya and its staff journalist and many others are misleading.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a man allegedly offering namaz in a temple in Prayagraj has gone viral on social media. 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