{"id":302423,"date":"2025-07-19T21:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T15:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=302423"},"modified":"2025-07-20T01:06:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T19:36:55","slug":"alt-news-finds-punjab-polices-x-account-shared-deleted-contentious-post-alluding-to-george-floyds-killing-police-deny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/alt-news-finds-punjab-polices-x-account-shared-deleted-contentious-post-alluding-to-george-floyds-killing-police-deny\/","title":{"rendered":"Alt News finds Punjab police’s X account shared & deleted contentious post alluding to George Floyd’s killing; police deny"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Punjab Police has drawn flak on social media over a controversial post allegedly shared on its X account (@PunjabPoliceInd<\/a>) that draws parallels with a horrific incident of custodial death in the United States five years ago.<\/p>\n

The post (reportedly made on July 18, 2025) had an animated image of a light-skinned cop with the Indian tricolour over his face pinning down a dark-skinned man with the Pakistani flag. The police officer’s knee is seen on the neck of the man on the ground. The caption reads, “If you are caught with this flag, be prepared to suffer the consequences”. Social media users shared screenshots of the post, claiming the Punjab Police deleted it after they came under fire:<\/p>\n

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While sharing similar screenshots, many X users expressed anger that an Indian law enforcement authority was endorsing something so controversial and brutal. The image bears an uncanny resemblance to George Floyd’s killing<\/a> in police custody.<\/p>\n

On May 25, 2020, 46-year-old African-American George Floyd<\/a>, unarmed and handcuffed, was pinned to the ground by three officers after he used a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes at a convenience store in Minneapolis. One of the officers, Derek Chauvin, a White man, pressed his knee on Floyd\u2019s neck for over nine minutes, resulting in his death. Floyd’s killing triggered large-scale protests against racial injustice and police brutality against Black people in the United States<\/a>. These protests snowballed into the Black Lives Matter movement. After the incident, four former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty<\/a> of charges including murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.<\/p>\n

On July 18, X user Joy (@Joydas) posted the screenshot and wrote: “This is an actual tweet by Punjab Police India. They chose an image which depicts the worst racism and police brutality in the US to score a point…” (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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This is an actual tweet by Punjab Police India. They chose an image which depicts the worst racism and police brutality in US to score a point. This image was viral worldwide to represent Police Atrocity but Punjab Police thought this is what they stand for pic.twitter.com\/o8pBtliDPJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Joy (@Joydas) July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, some users, whose X posts show a clear alignment with the Right-wing, made light of it and praised the Punjab police.<\/p>\n

X user @BeingPolitical1 shared a similar screenshot with a caption suggesting that the Punjab Police had given “woke” people and Leftists something to rant about. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

This user has been called out by Alt News for spreading misinformation<\/a> several times in the past.<\/p>\n

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Kal pure din Woke, leftist aur LKFC ko rr krne ka content de diya hai punjab police ne \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/lctpsncRgX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Being Political (@BeingPolitical1) July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We also came across a post from X account Gianna Floyd<\/a> (@GFloyddd12), which is also the name of George Floyd’s daughter<\/a>. This account had posted the viral screenshot with the caption, “Appalled to see this vile post from the official handle of the Indian police. It’s deeply disrespecting to my late father, his family, and the millions of Americans who stood in solidarity with him. The Floyd family is at loss for words”.<\/p>\n

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However, Alt News found little evidence to support that this account is actually related to George Floyd’s family. The account was created in December 2024 and there are only three posts—all made on July 18. Besides the above X post, the other was a tribute to George Floyd<\/a> by a now 17-year-old Keedon Bryant and the most recent<\/a> post thanked Pakistani handles for being supportive about “her father”. We also noticed that the user @GFloyddd12 follows no one but is followed by 183, many of these followers seemed to be Pakistan-based accounts.<\/p>\n

Many other X users also shared screenshots of the controversial post, claiming Punjab Police later deleted it.<\/p>\n