

{"id":295401,"date":"2025-02-24T13:41:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T08:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=295401"},"modified":"2025-02-24T13:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T08:13:38","slug":"video-of-woman-showcasing-her-sword-wielding-skills-falsely-viral-as-newly-appointed-delhi-cm-rekha-gupta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-woman-showcasing-her-sword-wielding-skills-falsely-viral-as-newly-appointed-delhi-cm-rekha-gupta\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman wielding sword in viral video is not Delhi CM Rekha Gupta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the BJP recently returned to power in Delhi asaembly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aajtak.in\/india\/delhi\/video\/rekha-gupta-becomes-delhi-cm-bjp-comes-back-after-27-years-in-delhi-ytvd-2171266-2025-02-19\">after 27 years<\/a>, the party&#8217;s newly elected MLA from Shalimar Bagh Rekha Gupta took oath as the chief minister of Delhi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/delhi-chief-minister-rekha-gupta-news-why-bjp-picked-rekha-gupta-as-delhis-new-chief-minister-7754492\">on February 20, 2025<\/a>. Against this backdrop, many social media users were seen sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RekhaGupta?src=hashtag_click\">old videos <\/a>of Rekha Gupta. One of these clips shows a woman wielding a sword. Social media users claim that this is an old video of Rekha Gupta, who was once an RSS worker and worked with the ABVP, and has been associated with BJP for a long time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Verified X handle &#8216;@Ra_Bies&#8217; shared the video claiming it to be of Rekha Gupta. The video has garnered more than 28,000 views at the time of this article being writing. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/x1vrk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived version<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She is Rekha Gupta, CM of Delhi and watching this old video of her should make us proud. I request Kejriwal to hide in some rathole to escape her fury <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QWjr1D7t7q\">pic.twitter.com\/QWjr1D7t7q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ra_Bies 3.0 (@Ra_Bies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ra_Bies\/status\/1892891091902283919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Verified X user Komal Shekhawat also shared the video with a similar claim. The tweet was later deleted. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/dVv7K\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived link of the X post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-295428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-24-121224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"1084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-24-121224.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-24-121224-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-24-121224-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-24-121224-768x1051.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=Old%20video%20of%20RSS%20Worker%20Rekha%20Guptaji%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=top\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">X<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=Old%20video%20of%20RSS%20worker%20Rekha%20gupta%2C%20now%20Delhi%20CM.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facebook users<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have shared the clip claiming it to be of Rekha Gupta.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-295401 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-woman-showcasing-her-sword-wielding-skills-falsely-viral-as-newly-appointed-delhi-cm-rekha-gupta\/screenshot-2025-02-21-174506\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-174506.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-174506.jpg 702w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-174506-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-woman-showcasing-her-sword-wielding-skills-falsely-viral-as-newly-appointed-delhi-cm-rekha-gupta\/screenshot-2025-02-21-174429\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"387\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-174429.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-174429.png 387w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-174429-176x300.png 176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-woman-showcasing-her-sword-wielding-skills-falsely-viral-as-newly-appointed-delhi-cm-rekha-gupta\/screenshot-2025-02-21-174446\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-174446.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-174446.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-174446-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-woman-showcasing-her-sword-wielding-skills-falsely-viral-as-newly-appointed-delhi-cm-rekha-gupta\/screenshot-2025-02-21-174422\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-174422.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-174422.png 373w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-21-174422-151x300.png 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><b>Fact Check\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt News found that several users had replied to the posts with the videos in circulation claiming that the woman in the video was actually Payal Jadhav. Keeping this in mind, we looked up Jadhav and found that she was a Marathi actress and had worked in several Marathi films and shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This video was posted by Payal Jadhav on Instagram on February 19, 2025. Payal paid tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji in the caption. She also tagged \u2018Savyasachi Gurukul\u2019 for martial-arts training. \u2018Savyasachi Gurukul\u2019 is a centre established for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/payal.jadhav.9849\/videos\/991310343062265\/\">training in martial arts<\/a> in Vengurla, Kolhapur.<\/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\/DGPInIUTAXs\/?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\/DGPInIUTAXs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Payal Jadhav (@i_mpayal)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the same time, Marathi entertainment YouTube channel &#8216;Rajshri Marathi Showbuzz&#8217; also uploaded this video claiming it to be of Payal Jadhav. Jadhav has also posted this video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/payal.jadhav.9849\/videos\/991310343062265\/\">on Facebook<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HXSLVthJ_eI?si=aVdAxuqrq7_5f7kN]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To sum up, a video of a Marathi actress Payal Jadhav wielding a sword was falsely shared as an old video of chief minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the BJP recently returned to power in Delhi asaembly after 27 years, the party&#8217;s newly elected MLA from Shalimar Bagh Rekha Gupta took oath as the chief minister of Delhi on February 20, 2025. Against this backdrop, many social media users were seen sharing old videos of Rekha Gupta. 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