{"id":42565,"date":"2019-07-31T14:22:42","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T08:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=42565"},"modified":"2019-07-31T14:43:56","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T09:13:56","slug":"mock-drill-video-from-ambadevi-temple-maharashtra-shared-as-terrorists-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mock-drill-video-from-ambadevi-temple-maharashtra-shared-as-terrorists-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Mock drill video from Ambadevi temple, Maharashtra shared as terrorists arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a group of men dressed in army fatigues rounding up people is being shared on social media with the claim that these were terrorists arrested in Ambadevi temple, Maharashtra. In the video, several policemen can also be seen in the video while a few others are filming the incident. The Marathi-text shared along with the video reads, <em>&#8220;\u0905\u092e\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0924\u0940 \u0932\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0935\u0940 \u092e\u0926\u0940\u0902\u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0906\u0924\u0915\u0902\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u092a\u0915\u0921\u0932\u094d\u092f\u093e (terrorist arrested at Ambadevi temple)&#8221;. <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uchhrang.jethwa.7\/videos\/339832106899731\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/uchhrang.jethwa.7\/videos\/339832106899731\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/uchhrang.jethwa.7\/videos\/339832106899731\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u0905\u092e\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0924\u0940 \u0905\u092e\u094d\u092c\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0935\u0940 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0915\u0921\u0947 \u0917\u090f \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">Uchhrang Jethwa<\/a> on Monday, 29 July 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alt News had received a fact-check request on its official app. A few more individuals on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80&amp;epa=SEARCH_BOX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> have shared the video with a similar narrative.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42567 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/2019-07-31-11_03_57-React-App-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/2019-07-31-11_03_57-React-App-1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/2019-07-31-11_03_57-React-App-1-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Mock drill video<\/h2>\n<p>Alt News found that the video actually represents a mock drill near Ambadevi temple in Amravati, Maharastra. With a keyword search on Google, we found a video of the same mock drill posted by a local news outlet <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GezyW-bw3oc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VCN News<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0905\u0902\u092c\u093e\u0926\u0947\u0935\u0940 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0918\u0941\u0938\u0947 \u0924\u093f\u0928 \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940\ufffd\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GezyW-bw3oc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the image posted below, a screenshot (on the left) from the viral video is juxtaposed with a screengrab from the news report on the right. In the annotated image below, the people who posed as terrorists during the exercise can be seen in the viral video as well as the news report which clarified it to be a mock drill.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42587 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Mock-drill-Amravati.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1476\" height=\"881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Mock-drill-Amravati.jpg 1476w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Mock-drill-Amravati-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Mock-drill-Amravati-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Mock-drill-Amravati-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Mock-drill-Amravati-990x591.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Mock-drill-Amravati-1320x788.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1476px) 100vw, 1476px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to the news report, the rehearsal was conducted on the morning of July 27, 2019. Speaking to <i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">VCN News<\/i>, a police officer informs that the mock drill was carried out by Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Quick Response Team (QRT) and local police. They play-acted to capture three terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News also got in touch with Amravati police to ascertain whether the video depicted a mock-drill. PI Shivaji Bachate said, <em>&#8220;It was a mock drill.&#8221; <\/em>He also confirmed that the exercise was carried out on July 27.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, a video of mock drill which took place at Amravati&#8217;s Ambadevi temple in Maharastra was circulated with a false claim that terrorists were arrested at the site. Earlier in April this year, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/terror-attack-at-ambaji-temple-in-gujarat-no-it-is-a-mock-drill-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> of mock-drill carried out by Gujarat police at Ambaji temple in Banaskantha district was falsely shared as a terror attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a group of men dressed in army fatigues rounding up people is being shared on social media with the claim that these were terrorists arrested in Ambadevi temple, Maharashtra. In the video, several policemen can also be seen in the video while a few others are filming the incident. 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