{"id":43924,"date":"2019-08-18T18:35:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T13:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=43924"},"modified":"2019-08-18T18:35:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T13:05:43","slug":"no-this-is-not-the-nephew-of-up-deputy-cm-keshav-maurya-assaulting-a-sikh-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-this-is-not-the-nephew-of-up-deputy-cm-keshav-maurya-assaulting-a-sikh-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"No, this is not the nephew of UP Deputy CM Keshav Maurya assaulting a Sikh driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>A video of a Sikh truck driver being pulled by his hair and brutally assaulted is viral on social media. It is being claimed that the man assaulting the victim is the nephew of Keshav Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0907\u0932\u093e\u0939\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092e\u0947 \u0909\u092a \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0947\u0936\u0935 \u092e\u094b\u0930\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092d\u0924\u0940\u091c\u0947 \u0928\u0947 \u091f\u094d\u0930\u0915 \u091a\u093e\u0932\u0915 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0917\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0909\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u092c\u0947\u0930\u0939\u092e\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u091f\u093e \u0938\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0916 \u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u091a\u093e\u0932\u0915 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u091c\u093f\u0924\u0928\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0930\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0932\u094b \u092a\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0932 \u0928\u093e \u0916\u094b\u0932\u094b \u092a\u0930 \u0938\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0936\u0947 \u092e\u0947 \u091a\u0942\u0930 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0932 \u092a\u0915\u0921\u093c \u0915\u0930 \u0918\u0938\u0940\u091f \u0918\u0938\u0940\u091f \u0915\u0930 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BhavikaKapoor5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BhavikaKapoor5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kKSJz1XYQ7\">pic.twitter.com\/kKSJz1XYQ7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GAURAV-INC\u2122\ufe0f (@INC_GAURAV_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INC_GAURAV_\/status\/1162923309748670464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The message shared with the clip says,\u00a0<em>&#8220;\u0907\u0932\u093e\u0939\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092e\u0947 \u0909\u092a \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0947\u0936\u0935 \u092e\u094b\u0930\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092d\u0924\u0940\u091c\u0947 \u0928\u0947 \u091f\u094d\u0930\u0915 \u091a\u093e\u0932\u0915 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0917\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0909\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u092c\u0947\u0930\u0939\u092e\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u091f\u093e \u0938\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0916 \u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u091a\u093e\u0932\u0915 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u091c\u093f\u0924\u0928\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0930\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0932\u094b \u092a\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0932 \u0928\u093e \u0916\u094b\u0932\u094b \u092a\u0930 \u0938\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0936\u0947 \u092e\u0947 \u091a\u0942\u0930 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0932 \u092a\u0915\u0921\u093c \u0915\u0930 \u0918\u0938\u0940\u091f \u0918\u0938\u0940\u091f \u0915\u0930 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e. (Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya&#8217;s nephew brutally thrashed a truck driver in Allahabad. The driver from the Sikh community asked him (the nephew) to beat him as much as he wants but not open his turban. But the minister, drunk in power, dragged the man by his hair.)&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The video is viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80%20%20%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%96%20%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80%20%20%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%96%20%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE&amp;ref=eyJzaWQiOiIiLCJyZWYiOiJ0b3BfZmlsdGVyIn0%3D&amp;epa=SERP_TAB\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the truth?<\/h2>\n<p>Alt News found that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=1012349015469773&amp;id=100000840513251&amp;refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2FNirbhaosingh%2Fvideos%2F1012349015469773%2F\">video<\/a> is of an incident that took place in Jammu in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43927 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-18-at-12.37.10-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-18-at-12.37.10-PM.png 452w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-18-at-12.37.10-PM-190x300.png 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The victim, Harvinder Singh, was assaulted by a person called Vani Gupta. According to a website <em><a href=\"http:\/\/dailysikhupdates.com\/sikh-group-pledges-support-sikh-beaten-jammu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dailysikhupdates.com<\/a>,<\/em> Gupta was caught by the police and charged under sections 341, 323, 295, 307 and attempt to murder of the IPC. The victim underwent medical treatment and appeared to be recovering well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43928 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/cjjjjvcs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/cjjjjvcs.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/cjjjjvcs-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is an FIR copy shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/khalsaforce.in\/real-culprit-picture-beaten-sikh-boy\"><em>khalsaforce<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43935 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/13239963_1058707930834456_1445336449834060280_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/13239963_1058707930834456_1445336449834060280_n-1.jpg 458w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/13239963_1058707930834456_1445336449834060280_n-1-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In recent months we have seen several instances when old, unrelated videos have resurfaced on social media. In this case of a three-year-old video is being circulated with a false narrative to target a political opponent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a Sikh truck driver being pulled by his hair and brutally assaulted is viral on social media. 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