

{"id":66367,"date":"2020-05-11T15:34:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T10:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=66367"},"modified":"2020-05-11T15:36:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T10:06:50","slug":"old-video-from-surat-shared-as-cop-taking-money-from-migrants-walking-home-on-rail-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-from-surat-shared-as-cop-taking-money-from-migrants-walking-home-on-rail-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video from Surat shared as cop taking money from migrants walking home on rail tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a policeman collecting money from a group of women walking on railway tracks carrying luggage is viral on social media. It is being claimed that the cop was demanding money from migrants walking to their native places in Gujarat. Twitter user Vipin Saraswat posted the video with the claim, &#8220;In Gujarat model, migrants are being asked to pay a bribe to walk on the railway tracks. What kind of Gujarat model is this? (translated)&#8221;.\u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VIPs1973\/status\/1259372890576707584?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> has garnered more than 700 retweets so far. In the video, the policemen can be heard asking for \u20b9100 while quarrelling with the women.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924 \u092e\u0949\u0921\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u0947\u0932 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u091f\u0930\u0940 \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u0948\u0926\u0932 \u091a\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u091c\u0926\u0942\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u092b\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0935\u0938\u0942\u0932 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948<br \/>\n\u092f\u0947 \u0915\u0948\u0938\u093e \u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924 \u092e\u0949\u0921\u0932 &#8211; ? &#8211; \ud83e\udd14\ud83e\udd14\ud83e\udd14<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924_\u0930\u0947\u0932\u0935\u0947_\u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924_\u092e\u0949\u0921\u0932<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nc8u7ttfD9\">pic.twitter.com\/Nc8u7ttfD9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vipin Saraswat (@VIPs1973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VIPs1973\/status\/1259372890576707584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Facebook page of the CPI-ML&#8217;s student wing All India Students&#8217;Association (AISA) also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/officialaisa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> the video with the same caption, &#8220;\u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924 \u092e\u0949\u0921\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u0947\u0932 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u091f\u0930\u0940 \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u0948\u0926\u0932 \u091a\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u091c\u0926\u0942\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u092b\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0935\u0938\u0942\u0932 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u0947 \u0915\u0948\u0938\u093e \u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924 \u092e\u0949\u0921\u0932 ?&#8221;. At the time of writing of the article, the post was shared more than 500 times. Many other people on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> shared the video with the same narrative.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-66387 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-11-12_19_44-1-Facebook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-11-12_19_44-1-Facebook.png 377w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-11-12_19_44-1-Facebook-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News has also received several requests on its official <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews&amp;hl=en_IN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a> application to fact-check this video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66388\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/jignesh1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/jignesh1-2.png 800w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/jignesh1-2-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/jignesh1-2-768x675.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>With the help of digital verification tool InVid, Alt News broke the video into multiple keyframes. We then performed a reverse search on one of the keyframes and found a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ramesh_dugar\/status\/1151510936580050950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> posted on July 17, 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"in\">Piyushji Railway police taking bribe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiyushGoyalOffc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PiyushGoyalOffc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmitShah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmitShah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rkKUCZNmzi\">pic.twitter.com\/rkKUCZNmzi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ramesh Dugar (@ramesh_dugar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ramesh_dugar\/status\/1151510936580050950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A Google search with relevant keywords led us to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hjkd5hzuweo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video report<\/a> from July 2019 by ABP Asmita. A further keyword search led us to a report by Gujarati website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deshgujarat.com\/2019\/07\/13\/rpf-jawans-in-surat-dismissed-from-service-after-his-video-taking-bribe-goes-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Desh Gujarat<\/a>. &#8220;A Railway Police Force (RPF) jawan whose video taking bribe from Liquor trafficker women on railway tracks was viral has been sacked from the service,&#8221; reads the report.<\/p>\n<p>According to an article in Ahmedabad Mirror, RPF constable Jaikant was dismissed after a video which was reportedly shot on Western Railway&#8217;s Surat section went viral on social media. &#8220;While the constable tries to convince them that the cop was a GRP man and not one from his team, the women grudgingly collect money to pay the RPF constable, telling the cop that they&#8217;ll be back in a couple of days.&#8221; said the report published on July 18, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66376\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-11-13_26_35-RPF-constable-dismissed-after-video-of-him-demanding-bribes-goes-viral-Video-_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"898\" height=\"834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-11-13_26_35-RPF-constable-dismissed-after-video-of-him-demanding-bribes-goes-viral-Video-_.jpg 898w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-11-13_26_35-RPF-constable-dismissed-after-video-of-him-demanding-bribes-goes-viral-Video-_-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-11-13_26_35-RPF-constable-dismissed-after-video-of-him-demanding-bribes-goes-viral-Video-_-768x713.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/2020-05-11-13_26_35-RPF-constable-dismissed-after-video-of-him-demanding-bribes-goes-viral-Video-_-559x520.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An old video of an RPF constable taking bribes from women traffickers of liquor in Surat was shared with the false claim that a policeman in Gujarat demanded money from migrants walking home on railway tracks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a policeman collecting money from a group of women walking on railway tracks carrying luggage is viral on social media. 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