

{"id":294359,"date":"2025-01-27T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T10:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=294359"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T10:30:04","slug":"old-video-shared-as-attack-on-passangers-going-mahakumbh-on-tapti-ganga-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-shared-as-attack-on-passangers-going-mahakumbh-on-tapti-ganga-express\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video of stone-pelting on train falsely peddled as attack on Kumbh pilgrims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Maha Kumbh Mela officially began in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on January 13. This 45-day-long spiritual gathering has been attracting thousands of pilgrims daily from across the country, seeking to participate in the auspicious rituals and holy dips. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amid this fervor, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZeeNews\/status\/1878643635115413720\">reports have emerged<\/a> of an incident involving the Tapti Ganga Express, traveling to the Kumbh Mela near Jalgaon in Maharashtra. It has been claimed that the train was attacked, with stones being thrown at its carriages, breaking the window panes. Following this, a video began circulating widely on social media, showing chaotic scenes near a railway track. The footage captured a crowd outside the train, and within moments, there is visible panic among passengers inside. They are seen closing windows and hiding. This video has sparked widespread concern, with several users sharing it alongside captions indicating an attack on passengers heading to the Maha Kumbh Mela.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instagram user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DEyrr0IiqMx\/?igsh=b2d2NWxsdjZvanJm\">Samrat Bhoj Parmar<\/a> shared this as footage of Kumbh Mela devotees being attacked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-76.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Instagram user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DEwbPidv9i7\/?igsh=c3l1dHBqMzU2OGxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dinaank Official<\/a> wrote that the Surat Prayagraj train going to the Maha Kumbh was attacked near Jalgaon. This user also shared two other videos along with the viral video. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/GvRAy\">Archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DEwbPidv9i7\/?igsh=c3l1dHBqMzU2OGxi<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An Instagram user named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DEzr7f5Px0H\/?igsh=ZDA2Y2kwdjI3dnd3\">Thakur Brand<\/a> shared the video and called it an attack on a train going to Maha Kumbh. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/2025.01.20-115908\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DEzr7f5Px0H\/?igsh=ZDA2Y2kwdjI3dnd3\">Archived link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DEzr7f5Px0H\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DEzr7f5Px0H\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Thakur brand \ud83d\udea9\ud83d\udea9 (@rajputana_community_51204)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Facebook user named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/15Rtpy1ani\/\">Sunil Chacha Hindu<\/a> also shared the video with a similar claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/KyLI4\">Archived link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100081798933620\/videos\/2566159043800561\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100081798933620\/videos\/2566159043800561\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*\u092e\u0939\u093e\u0915\u0941\u0902\u092d \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0928 \u092a\u0947 \u092a\u0925\u0930\u093e\u0935 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0936 \u0924\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902*<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Sunil-Chacha-Hindu\/100081798933620\/\">Sunil Chacha Hindu<\/a> on Wednesday 15 January 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Fact-check<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We performed a reverse image search using a key frame of the viral video. We found the video in a tweet by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/imvivekgupta\/status\/1811975862310318165?t=CldZD6Zor1WLNbQgxdBjzg&amp;s=19\">Vivek Gupta<\/a>, a journalist associated with News18 India, dated July 13, 2024. According to the information given in the tweet, several unidentified persons pulled the chain and pelted stones on a passenger train in the Amalner area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bJalgaon district of Maharashtra. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/52Xem\">Archived link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u091c\u0932\u0917\u093e\u0902\u0935 \u091c\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0948\u0938\u0947\u0902\u091c\u0930 \u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u0925\u0930\u093e\u0935..<\/p>\n<p>*\u091c\u0932\u0917\u093e\u0902\u0935 \u091c\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u092e\u0932\u0928\u0947\u0930 \u0907\u0932\u093e\u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091a\u0947\u0928 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0915\u0930\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0908 \u0905\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0924 \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092a\u0925\u0930\u093e\u0935..*<\/p>\n<p>\u092d\u0941\u0938\u093e\u0935\u0932 \u0938\u0947 \u0928\u0902\u0926\u0942\u0930\u092c\u093e\u0930 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u092f\u0939 \u092a\u0948\u0938\u0947\u0902\u091c\u0930 \u091f\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0928..<\/p>\n<p>\u092a\u0942\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u092e\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0902\u091a \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091c\u0941\u091f\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0930\u0947\u0932\u0935\u0947 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MaharashtraNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MaharashtraNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cb7uGzX422\">pic.twitter.com\/cb7uGzX422<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vivek Gupta (@imvivekgupta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imvivekgupta\/status\/1811975862310318165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also came across news reports published on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aajtak.in\/india\/maharashtra\/story\/amalner-jalgaon-district-of-maharashtra-incident-of-stone-pelting-on-passenger-train-video-viral-1984078-2024-07-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaj Tak<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/india\/mob-pelts-stone-on-passenger-train-in-maharashtras-jalgaon-case-registered-2766148.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zee News <\/a>websites that stated that on July 12, 2024, a mob pelted stones on the Bhusaval-Nandurbar passenger train in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, causing panic among the passengers. In addition, according to the reports, a viral video captured the incident. Around 25 people were seen pelting stones at the train while terrified passengers screamed and tried to escape in the footage. Following the incident, the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) began investigations and registered a case under the Railway Act 154. No formal complaint was filed and no injuries were reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/20250122_043316-703x1024.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To sum it up, a six-month-old video of stone pelting on the Bhusaval-Nandurbar passenger train was falsely linked to the Tapti Ganga Express carrying devotees bound for the Maha Kumbh Mela, with social media users falsely claiming that its passengers were injured.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maha Kumbh Mela officially began in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on January 13. This 45-day-long spiritual gathering has been attracting thousands of pilgrims daily from across the country, seeking to participate in the auspicious rituals and holy dips. 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