{"id":58899,"date":"2020-02-27T14:36:01","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T09:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=58899"},"modified":"2020-02-27T15:08:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T09:38:54","slug":"video-of-anti-caa-protesters-pelting-stones-against-ahmedabad-police-goes-viral-in-the-name-of-delhi-riots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-anti-caa-protesters-pelting-stones-against-ahmedabad-police-goes-viral-in-the-name-of-delhi-riots\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video of mob pelting stones at police in Ahmedabad shared as Delhi riots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At least 34 people have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Delhi\/delhi-violence-day-5-live-updates-death-toll-climbs\/article30928743.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> lost their lives in the going communal violence in north-east Delhi. In the midst of visuals of riots going viral on social media, BJP member Surendra Poonia tweeted a 45-second video where a mob can be seen pelting stones at police vans. Taking a jibe at several media outlets and journalists &#8211; <em>The Wire, The Quint, Scroll, Ravish Kumar, Rana Ayyub &#8211; <\/em>Poonia wrote, &#8220;\u092f\u0947 \u0915\u0936\u094d\u092e\u0940\u0930 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0932\u0947 \u0906\u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092b\u0947\u0902\u0915 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092f\u0947 \u092c\u0932\u094d\u0915\u093f \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 (They have brought Kashmir to Delhi. They aren&#8217;t pelting stones but breaking India). He further claimed that this isn&#8217;t a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) but terrorism controlled from Rawalpindi. The video has garnered close to 4,000 retweets so far.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092f\u0947 \u0915\u0936\u094d\u092e\u0940\u0930 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0932\u0947 \u0906\u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902<br \/>\n\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0925\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092b\u0947\u0902\u0915 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092f\u0947 \u092c\u0932\u094d\u0915\u093f \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 ..\u092f\u0939 \u0938\u092c \u092c\u0930\u0916\u093e,\u0930\u0935\u093f\u0936,\u0921\u093f\u0938\u0942\u091c\u093c\u093e, \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0926\u0940\u092a, Wire,Quint,BBC,Scroll,\u0930\u093e\u0923\u093e \u0905\u092f\u0942\u092c,\u0905\u0930\u092b\u093c\u093e, NDTV \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 !<br \/>\n\u092f\u0939 Anti-CAA \u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u092c\u0932\u094d\u0915\u093f \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u093e \u0915\u0902\u091f\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0932 \u0930\u0942\u092e \u0930\u093e\u0935\u0932\u092a\u093f\u0902\u0921\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0948 !<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DelhiBurns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DelhiBurns<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/011mmDphHS\">pic.twitter.com\/011mmDphHS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Major Surendra Poonia (@MajorPoonia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MajorPoonia\/status\/1232719355823063040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One Atul Kushwaha also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Real_Atul1\/status\/1232635875852345344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> the video on February 26, 2020. It has amassed over 11,000 retweets.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59789\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-27-12_20_53-6-Er.-Atul-Kushwaha-on-Twitter_-_\u0905\u0917\u0930-\u092e\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e-\u0928\u0939\u0940\u200c-\u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u0917\u093e-\u0924\u094b\u200c-\u0939\u092e\u0947-\u0939\u0940-\u092a\u0941\u0930\u0947-\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-27-12_20_53-6-Er.-Atul-Kushwaha-on-Twitter_-_\u0905\u0917\u0930-\u092e\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e-\u0928\u0939\u0940\u200c-\u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u0917\u093e-\u0924\u094b\u200c-\u0939\u092e\u0947-\u0939\u0940-\u092a\u0941\u0930\u0947-\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924.png 450w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/2020-02-27-12_20_53-6-Er.-Atul-Kushwaha-on-Twitter_-_\u0905\u0917\u0930-\u092e\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e-\u0928\u0939\u0940\u200c-\u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u0917\u093e-\u0924\u094b\u200c-\u0939\u092e\u0947-\u0939\u0940-\u092a\u0941\u0930\u0947-\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another Twitter handle <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/sagenaradamuni\/status\/1232640520691879936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> the video with the message, &#8220;If Media &amp; Opposition doesn&#8217;t bring truth We Will expose them &amp; bring the Truth to you Spread this in WhatsApp &amp; FB&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If Media &amp; Opposition doesn&#8217;t bring truth We Will expose them &amp; bring the Truth to you<\/p>\n<p>Spread this in WhatsApp &amp; FB <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ILRp5MCrsm\">pic.twitter.com\/ILRp5MCrsm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #CongressMuktBharat (@sagenaradamuni) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagenaradamuni\/status\/1232640520691879936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News analysed the video and found that it is unrelated to the recent communal clashes in Delhi. The video is of last year from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. In one of the frames, one can spot a shop with a board which reads, &#8220;Famous Chicken Suppliers&#8221;. A Google search of the shop&#8217;s name revealed that it is located in Ahmedabad&#8217;s Shah-e-Alam area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59801\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/famous-chicken-cuppliers-ahmedabad-shah-alam-road-stone-pelting-police-anti-CAA-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/famous-chicken-cuppliers-ahmedabad-shah-alam-road-stone-pelting-police-anti-CAA-1.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/famous-chicken-cuppliers-ahmedabad-shah-alam-road-stone-pelting-police-anti-CAA-1-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In another frame, the name board of a medical shop in Gujarati is also visible.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/dawai-ahmadabad-police-stone-pelting-shah-alam-anti-CAA-protest-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/dawai-ahmadabad-police-stone-pelting-shah-alam-anti-CAA-protest-1.jpg 421w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/dawai-ahmadabad-police-stone-pelting-shah-alam-anti-CAA-protest-1-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Protests against the Citizenship law in the Muslim dominated Shah-e-Alam area had turned violent on December 19, 2019. An angry mob had blocked the road and pelted stones at the police in which more than 20 cops were <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/ahmedabad\/caa-protests-fifteen-more-arrested-for-violence-in-ahmedabad\/articleshow\/72922393.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> injured. The outnumbered policemen were seen being chased away by the mob in several videos that emerged after the violence.<\/p>\n<p>A <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I44jfY-UFXc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV9<\/a> Gujarati<\/em> broadcast showed the same incident from a different angle.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anti-CAA protest in Shah-e-Alam area, Protesters pelted stones on Police van | Ahmedabad - Tv9\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I44jfY-UFXc?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>Several other media outlets like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KGN7DanzgvM&amp;feature=emb_title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Quint<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZTmiEtY78wQ&amp;feature=emb_title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Lallantop<\/em><\/a> posted videos of the same incident on December 19, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CAA Protests: Cops Take Cover After Stones Pelted in Ahmedabad | The Quint\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KGN7DanzgvM?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 conclusion, a two-month-old video of a violent mob attacking the police in Gujarat&#8217;s Ahmedabad city was shared as of the recent clashes between anti-CAA protesters and the police in Delhi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 34 people have reportedly lost their lives in the going communal violence in north-east Delhi. In the midst of visuals of riots going viral on social media, BJP member Surendra Poonia tweeted a 45-second video where a mob can be seen pelting stones at police vans. Taking a jibe at several media outlets [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":59803,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[685],"class_list":["post-58899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/ahmedabad-video-FI.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58899"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59810,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58899\/revisions\/59810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58899"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=58899"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=58899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}