{"id":56695,"date":"2020-01-20T14:10:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T08:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=56695"},"modified":"2020-01-20T14:10:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T08:40:17","slug":"caa-protests-old-video-from-mp-shared-as-up-police-thrashing-stone-pelters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/caa-protests-old-video-from-mp-shared-as-up-police-thrashing-stone-pelters\/","title":{"rendered":"CAA Protests: Old video from MP shared as UP police thrashing stone-pelters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of policemen brutally thrashing several men has been shared with the claim that Uttar Pradesh police is beating stone-pelters for destructing public property. <em>&#8220;UP Police \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0924 \u0936\u0949\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092b\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092e \u0905\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092e \u0910 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u0940\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0915\u094b \u0928\u0941\u0915\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u092a\u0939\u0941\u091a\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u092f\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092f\u0947 (UP Police presents a short film &#8216;result of stone-pelting&#8217;. This should happen with those who cause destruction to nation&#8217;s property -translated)&#8221;<\/em>, reads the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Satynistha\/status\/1212808712307363840?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> by Akash RSS.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">UP Police \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0924 \u0936\u0949\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092b\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092e \u0905\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092e \u0910 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u0940<br \/>\n\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0915\u094b \u0928\u0941\u0915\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u092a\u0939\u0941\u091a\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u092f\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092f\u0947 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6nrAtv7Oiz\">pic.twitter.com\/6nrAtv7Oiz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Akash RSS (@Satynistha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Satynistha\/status\/1212808712307363840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Akash RSS is &#8216;Akash Soni&#8217;. In a <a href=\"http:\/\/coveragetimes.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 report,<\/a> Alt News had investigated that he was the man behind a popular fake news website\u00a0<em>Coverage Times.\u00a0<\/em>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/facebook-page-bjp-all-india-serial-purveyor-of-fake-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report published in June 2018<\/a> revealed that he was one of the individuals running misinformation and propaganda Facebook page &#8216;BJP All India&#8217;. Soni was also found to be behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/alt-news-investigation-people-behind-targeted-harassment-ravish-kumar-via-whatsapp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">targetted harassment of journalist Ravish Kumar<\/a> through a WhatsApp group.<\/p>\n<p>On January 2, one Santosh Bhardwaj also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SKBhardwaj_\/status\/1212533001352953856?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> the video with a similar message.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u091c\u094b \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u092f\u0939 \u092c\u094b\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0939 \u0924\u094b \u0905\u092d\u0940 \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0941\u0906\u0924 \u0939\u0948 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u0940 \u0915\u093f, \u092f\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0938\u094d\u092a\u0947\u0936\u0932 \u0905\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092e \u090f \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u0940 \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SpJZtt8Gm6\">pic.twitter.com\/SpJZtt8Gm6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Santosh Bhardwaj (@SKBhardwaj_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SKBhardwaj_\/status\/1212533001352953856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hardik Shandilya too posted the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hardikshandilya\/status\/1212309981674049537?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> on Twitter with the claim,<em> &#8220;2020 \u0915\u0940 \u092f\u0942\u092a\u0940 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0924\u093f \u090f\u0915 \u0936\u0949\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092b\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092e \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0915\u093e \u091f\u093e\u0907\u091f\u0932 \u0939\u0948 :- \u0905\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092e-\u0910-\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u093c\u0940 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c\u092b\u094b\u0921\u093c (In 2020, UP police presents a short film titled: &#8216;result of stone-pelting and vandalism&#8217; -translated)&#8221;.\u00a0<\/em>Interestingly, all the caption shared along with this video include a common phrase, <em>&#8220;\u0905\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092e-\u0910-\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u093c\u0940 (the result of stone-pelting)&#8221;.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">2020 \u0915\u0940 \u092f\u0942\u092a\u0940 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0924\u093f \u090f\u0915 \u0936\u0949\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092b\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092e<br \/>\n\u091c\u093f\u0938\u0915\u093e \u091f\u093e\u0907\u091f\u0932 \u0939\u0948 :- \u0905\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092e-\u0910-\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u093c\u0940 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c\u092b\u094b\u0921\u093c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%8F_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0928\u090f_\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937_\u0928\u092f\u093e_\u0905\u0902\u0926\u093e\u091c\u093c<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u092f\u0942\u092a\u0940_\u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938_\u091c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u093e\u092c\u093e\u0926<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I9qW9C6WXU\">pic.twitter.com\/I9qW9C6WXU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83d\udea9\u0939\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0915 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939\ud83d\udea9 (@hardikshandilya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hardikshandilya\/status\/1212309981674049537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>2015 video from Madhya Pradesh<\/h3>\n<p>With a keyword search on YouTube, Alt News found a video report published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vPZDTLkcxvQ&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>ABP News<\/em><\/a> on May 29, 2015. <em>&#8220;Indore police beats criminals publicly on roads&#8221;,\u00a0<\/em>reads the title of the video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Indore police beats criminals publicly on roads\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vPZDTLkcxvQ?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>According to the report, Madhya Pradesh&#8217;s Indore police took a &#8216;Taliban&#8217; approach to curb rising crime. Processions of criminals from about 15 police stations of Indore were taken out by the cops. Accused and suspects were among those who were beaten publicly by the police. The report claims that the police were taking out these goons from their homes and beating them up in their locality to reduce the fear of these men from people&#8217;s mind.<\/p>\n<p>UP Police&#8217;s fact-check division also took to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UPPViralCheck\/status\/1218214677462822912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and clarified that the video is not from the state.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0918\u091f\u0928\u093e <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uppolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UPPolice<\/a> \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u092c\u0902\u0927\u093f\u0924 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u092d\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0915 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UPPAgainstFakenews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UPPAgainstFakenews<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WDp95grvnX\">https:\/\/t.co\/WDp95grvnX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d60Mlj0vL0\">https:\/\/t.co\/d60Mlj0vL0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UPPOLICE FACT CHECK (@UPPViralCheck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UPPViralCheck\/status\/1218214677462822912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In conclusion, a four-year-old video of men publicly thrashed by Madhya Pradesh police was shared as Uttar Pradesh police taking action against stone-pelters in the backdrop of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of policemen brutally thrashing several men has been shared with the claim that Uttar Pradesh police is beating stone-pelters for destructing public property. &#8220;UP Police \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0924 \u0936\u0949\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092b\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092e \u0905\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092e \u0910 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930\u092c\u093e\u091c\u0940\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0915\u094b \u0928\u0941\u0915\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u092a\u0939\u0941\u091a\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u092f\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092f\u0947 (UP Police presents a short film &#8216;result of stone-pelting&#8217;. 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