

{"id":80078,"date":"2020-11-13T17:14:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T11:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=80078"},"modified":"2021-07-24T21:40:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T16:10:32","slug":"unrelated-photos-viral-with-image-of-accused-arrested-in-illegal-arms-racket-in-up-madrasa-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/unrelated-photos-viral-with-image-of-accused-arrested-in-illegal-arms-racket-in-up-madrasa-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Unrelated photos viral with image of accused arrested in illegal arms racket in UP madrasa last year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A set of photographs of arms seized by the police has been shared on social media. One of the pictures also shows Muslim men standing in a queue behind policemen. It has been claimed that the images are from a madrasa in UP&#8217;s Bijnor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092c\u093f\u091c\u0928\u094c\u0930 \u092e\u0926\u0930\u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0924 \u092a\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0915\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u092a\u0940\u091b\u0947 \u0916\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0936\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915\u0917\u0923 \u0964 \ud83d\ude10 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NnsvCvIt5\">pic.twitter.com\/0NnsvCvIt5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0930\u0902\u091c\u0928 \u0917\u094b\u0917\u0908 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@THEGOGAI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THEGOGAI\/status\/1418801162296438785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092c\u093f\u091c\u0928\u094c\u0930 \u092e\u0926\u0930\u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0924 \u092a\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0915\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u092a\u0940\u091b\u0947 \u0916\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0936\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915\u0917\u0923 \u0964 \ud83d\ude10 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eVg12PW0oH\">pic.twitter.com\/eVg12PW0oH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Captain Bihar (@Cpt_Atharva) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cpt_Atharva\/status\/1418553781625651216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The images are also massively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A3&amp;sde=Abq8FbMoKqjcRN1PJ8Igg_zr9rLzSho6ymk69KAWlt41kTbMWVFeak3vMvnI50YPSmPlyAhy3vWrj4AzFwuwDfdrcDtL4_kWQ0GbN5wB37BoE61OL4tqATviVmJ5Lh5uf5qShidb4PDOGkXiHtbUGohPMo7q_4IVVNJZU0Er_zLm2vto4MvvF-vPmzLSKpATmZBEKCDIST56R5L8_XLAMONUyOV8kWeG6Ay0_u0j_rj4FsI_N9zZUY-ygw1_XNNpK1oZgR--Ymn51XwqIq1tkq8AC6kHmRk36uVGhGdZ6hUR92bSsQ20hoAGtfJEmiU5DgTfjbXHSI_pHYOppcOrQ5WtKid1H_Rd4gldUS1iP-IzeXRe15mkGXkp8Wmfy1Xry3VxNed4n5KT1IN5O5xVTO8KjSjdb7bFscW0RQ-GmKPyV5waoHcAfWISSAaijmwaVa0hRCnaArKSv_AyszSkUN1ovTG_hcZNdkUarw1s0zPf-FqQ2uzFBdY2j5un9t8kcL1cF8pzwnmGNs_OHVEYqcchZUfw0CQfgbXMYQAtNJ6FbMMlCfMLQB7Xms4IHAr_asFhWJ89ktone9eCDV3ZZQ_ZOUg78Jpy_y0-VVkc4sQnL4Pk7JHtvUDkF9ZmYJDUuexJRSG_4t_fxyuaDet068FT9JLHBRa6StHzNxnv-wa3ow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">widespread on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99047 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/0b419ca4-a927-4c7d-92b4-cdba4e64f504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1413\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/0b419ca4-a927-4c7d-92b4-cdba4e64f504.jpg 1413w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/0b419ca4-a927-4c7d-92b4-cdba4e64f504-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/0b419ca4-a927-4c7d-92b4-cdba4e64f504-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/0b419ca4-a927-4c7d-92b4-cdba4e64f504-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1413px) 100vw, 1413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The same set of photos was shared last year with the claim, &#8220;Thousands of guns seized from a madrasa in Bijnor, UP. A stockpile of swords and ammunition was also recovered. The director of the madrasa, along with six others was arrested. They were planning a massive conspiracy to riot. They forgot that Bijnor is in UP and the CM is Yogi. Now there are calls to shut down all madrasas. No one will be spared.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092c\u093f\u091c\u0928\u094c\u0930, \u092f\u0942\u092a\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092e\u0926\u0930\u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0926 \u0939\u091c\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0917\u0928, \u0924\u0932\u0935\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u092e\u0947\u0924 \u0939\u0925\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u091c\u0916\u0940\u0930\u093e\u0964 \u092e\u0926\u0930\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0932\u0915 \u0938\u092e\u0947\u0924 6 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0917\u093f\u0930\u0947\u092b\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0930\u0964 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u092a\u0948\u092e\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u0926\u0902\u0917\u093e \u0915\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0936 \u0925\u0940\u0964 \u092d\u0942\u0932 \u0917\u090f \u0915\u093f \u092c\u093f\u091c\u0928\u094c\u0930 \u092f\u0942\u092a\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0940\u090f\u092e \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940\u0964 \u0905\u092c \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u092e\u0926\u0930\u0938\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0902\u0926 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917 \u0909\u0920\u0928\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092c\u091a\u0947\u0917\u093e\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bv6DE51tUN\">pic.twitter.com\/Bv6DE51tUN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 kuldeep kharb (@kharb34) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kharb34\/status\/1325393781554782208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It was also being <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B0%2C%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A8%2C%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%20min_retweets%3A5&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092c\u093f\u091c\u0928\u094c\u0930, \u092f\u0942\u092a\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092e\u0926\u0930\u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0926 \u0939\u091c\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0917\u0928, \u0924\u0932\u0935\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u092e\u0947\u0924 \u0939\u0925\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u091c\u0916\u0940\u0930\u093e\u0964 \u092e\u0926\u0930\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0932\u0915 \u0938\u092e\u0947\u0924 6 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0917\u093f\u0930\u0947\u092b\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0930\u0964 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u092a\u0948\u092e\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u0926\u0902\u0917\u093e \u0915\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0936 \u0925\u0940\u0964 \u092d\u0942\u0932 \u0917\u090f \u0915\u093f \u092c\u093f\u091c\u0928\u094c\u0930 \u092f\u0942\u092a\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0940\u090f\u092e \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940\u0964 \u0905\u092c \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u092e\u0926\u0930\u0938\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0902\u0926 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917 \u0909\u0920\u0928\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092c\u091a\u0947\u0917\u093e\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vhnFsJENae\">pic.twitter.com\/vhnFsJENae<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 P.N.Rai (@PNRai1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PNRai1\/status\/1325372513409396736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They were also shared in 2019. Below is a post from Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SupportArnabGoswami\/posts\/police-raided-madrassa-in-bijnor-uttar-pradesh-and-recovered-arms-ammunitions-fr\/2394880620788602\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Support Arnab Goswami<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99073 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/1bbec439-483e-4d9e-a3db-1abfa6bd1b01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"653\" height=\"746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/1bbec439-483e-4d9e-a3db-1abfa6bd1b01.jpg 653w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/1bbec439-483e-4d9e-a3db-1abfa6bd1b01-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Old incident, unrelated images<\/h4>\n<p>The claim that weapons were recovered from a mosque in Bijnor, UP is reportedly true but the incident took place in 2019. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/meerut\/up-cops-raid-bijnor-madrassa-seize-weapons-detain-6-persons\/articleshow\/70164624.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Times of India<\/a>, &#8220;Police had raided Madrasa Darul Quran Hameediya on Wednesday (July 10, 2019) after a tip-off and recovered five illegal arms, including a pistol of .32 bore with two magazines with 8 cartridges, one tamancha (country-made pistol) of .32 bore with 16 cartridges and three tamanchas of .315 bore with 16 cartridges and a car from the spot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, out of the four viral pictures, only one pertains to this incident.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-80080 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/madrasa4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/madrasa4.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/madrasa4-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to Bijnor police, the weapons seized were part of an illegal arms racket. Six people were arrested in this case which dates back to July 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0925\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0936\u0947\u0930\u0915\u094b\u091f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bijnorpolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bijnorpolice<\/a> \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092e\u0926\u0930\u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u0935\u0948\u0927 \u0936\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 06 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924\u0917\u0923 01 \u092a\u093f\u0938\u094d\u091f\u0932, 04 \u0924\u092e\u0902\u091a\u0947 \u0935 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0942\u0938\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0939\u093f\u0924 \u0917\u093f\u0930\u092b\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0930\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/uppolice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#uppolice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uppolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Uppolice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adgzonebareilly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@adgzonebareilly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/digmoradabad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@digmoradabad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/News18India?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@News18India<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WDj3kkBfIu\">pic.twitter.com\/WDj3kkBfIu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bijnor Police (@bijnorpolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bijnorpolice\/status\/1149309124049432578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>PHOTO 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43061\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/mosque3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/mosque3.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/mosque3-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News reverse-searched the above image on Google and found a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/gunssmith.tumblr.com\/post\/183191114397\/straight-to-the-bank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tumblr<\/a> with this photograph dated March 2019. Since this image is available on the internet prior to the arrest, it cannot be representative of the arrest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PHOTO 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43063\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/mosque4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/mosque4.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/mosque4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/mosque4-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/mosque4-187x124.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News reverse-searched the above picture and found a tweet by Shamli (UP) police which carried this photograph. According to the tweet, the photograph is representative of arrests which took place after a raid at a madrasa, in which forged documents, along with foreign currency and mobile phones were seized. The incident is of July 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0936\u093e\u092e\u0932\u0940 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0928\u0947 04 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0935 \u0924\u0940\u0928 \u0935\u093f\u092d\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0928 \u092e\u0926\u0930\u0938\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u092c\u0902\u0927\u093f\u0924 03 \u0928\u092b\u0930 \u092e\u094b\u0939\u0924\u092e\u093f\u092e\/\u092e\u0926\u0930\u0938\u093e \u0938\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0932\u0915 \u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902\u0924 07 \u0938\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u0917\u093f\u0930\u092b\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0930,\u0928\u093e\u091c\u093e\u092f\u091c \u0926\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u0947\u091c,\u0926\u0947\u0936\u0940-\u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0938\u092e\u0947\u0924 \u0915\u0908 \u092e\u094b\u092c\u093e\u0908\u0932 \u092b\u094b\u0928 \u092c\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0926\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uppolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Uppolice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/policenewsup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@policenewsup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adgzonemeerut?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@adgzonemeerut<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/digsaharanpur?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@digsaharanpur<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BeCYFbbZi3\">pic.twitter.com\/BeCYFbbZi3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shamli Police (@shamlipolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shamlipolice\/status\/1155762223555366912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>PHOTO 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-80079 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/madrasa2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/madrasa2.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/11\/madrasa2-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The above photo is from Gujarat&#8217;s Rajkot, but these swords were recovered not from a madrasa but from a hotel on the Ahmedabad-Rajkot highway. Alt News\u2019 earlier fact-check on this may be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-photos-false-claim-weapons-recovered-from-a-mosque-in-gujarat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News was unable to find credible information about one of the images.<\/p>\n<p>Unrelated images were shared with a picture of the accused arrested during a raid in a madrasa by UP police last year. The other photographs of guns and ammunition exaggerate the number of weapons seized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A set of photographs of arms seized by the police has been shared on social media. One of the pictures also shows Muslim men standing in a queue behind policemen. 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