{"id":73509,"date":"2020-08-19T15:33:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T10:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=73509"},"modified":"2020-08-19T15:33:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T10:03:45","slug":"did-rss-worker-wearing-burqa-held-for-waving-pakistani-flag-video-shared-with-false-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-rss-worker-wearing-burqa-held-for-waving-pakistani-flag-video-shared-with-false-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"RSS man dressed in burqa caught by the police for waving Pak flag? False claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video is being circulated on social media with the claim that an RSS worker was caught dressed in a burqa and waving the Pakistani flag. Raju Upman who claimed to a Congress worker tweeted this video along with the caption, \u201c\u092c\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0915\u093e \u092a\u0939\u0928\u0915\u0930 \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093e \u091d\u0902\u0921\u093e \u0932\u0939\u0930\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u092f\u0939 \u0906\u0930 . \u090f\u0938 .\u090f\u0938 . \u0915\u093e \u092d***.\u201d The video was viewed over 1 lakh times and received 4,000 retweets before the account was taken down. (<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/7T3Yh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73522 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/d84a0342-f818-4f0f-9728-edb97c1dafa5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/d84a0342-f818-4f0f-9728-edb97c1dafa5.png 445w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/d84a0342-f818-4f0f-9728-edb97c1dafa5-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video is also being shared on Facebook with the same claim. Some users are also claiming that the person is a BJP leader.<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"931\" height=\"602\" class=\"wp-image-73510 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/facebook-search-pakistani-flag.png\" alt=\"\u2013 Facebook Search pakistani flag\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/facebook-search-pakistani-flag.png 931w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/facebook-search-pakistani-flag-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/facebook-search-pakistani-flag-768x497.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Dr Fareekappa Kaginelli, who is currently serving as an SP in Andhra Pradesh\u2019s Kurnool district, replied to Upman\u2019s tweet that the claim is incorrect. Dr Kaginelli clarified that the burqa-clad person was caught by the police for illegally carrying alcohol from Telangana to Kurnool. The incident took place on August 7.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Facts#<br \/>\nThe burqa clad man in this video was found carrying liquor bottles<br \/>\nillegally across state from Telangana to Kurnool, Andhrapradesh. Caught by Excise police, was reported on 7-8-2020 in Kurnool Taluka Police station.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GDdPPW7wK5\">https:\/\/t.co\/GDdPPW7wK5<\/a><br \/>\nStop spreading misinformntion<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr.Fakkeerappa Kaginelli IPS (@SP_Kurnool) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SP_Kurnool\/status\/1294908778945511424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He also shared a video clip of ETV Andhra Pradesh broadcast on August 7, which gives more information about this viral video. As per the video broadcast, AP police had arrested a few people including this burqa-clad man for smuggling alcohol.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Several Arrested | for Transfer Illegal Liquor with Wearing Burqa | at Kurnool Dist\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GFmCzzjU3-k?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>We reached out Dr Kagenelli who confirmed that the social media claim is false and that it was a matter of alcohol smuggling. To escape the police, the man dressed up as a woman while crossing the state border from Telangana to Andhra Pradesh. He was accompanied by another man who was driving the bike. They hoped that the police would not stop them at the check-post if one of them wore a burqa. However, both were arrested. A copy of the FIR has been shared with us. As per the complaint, Satish Goud (46) and Mohammad Arif (35) were arrested at Panchlingla check-post in Kurnool district.<\/p>\n<p>In this manner, the video is being circulated with a false claim that a burqa-clad man affiliated with BJP or RSS was waving the Pakistani flag and was arrested by the police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video is being circulated on social media with the claim that an RSS worker was caught dressed in a burqa and waving the Pakistani flag. Raju Upman who claimed to a Congress worker tweeted this video along with the caption, \u201c\u092c\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0915\u093e \u092a\u0939\u0928\u0915\u0930 \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093e \u091d\u0902\u0921\u093e \u0932\u0939\u0930\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u092f\u0939 \u0906\u0930 . \u090f\u0938 .\u090f\u0938 . 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