{"id":87502,"date":"2021-03-02T20:27:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=87502"},"modified":"2021-03-02T20:28:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:58:21","slug":"video-cop-theft-mall-shared-with-false-communal-angle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-cop-theft-mall-shared-with-false-communal-angle\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of cop caught stealing clothes in Lucknow viral with false Muslim angle"},"content":{"rendered":"

A video of a crowd stripping the clothes off of a uniformed man is gathering a lot of traction on social media recently. The man in the police uniform can be seen wearing many layers of clothing under his shirt. Users claim the policeman’s name is Salim and he reportedly tried to steal clothes from a mall. The message being shared with the video targets the Muslim community.<\/p>\n

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\nSudhar jao jihadiyo #Lucknow<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Eca8DJh1k6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Saurav (@Saurav37383309) February 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another Twitter user has shared this video identifying the man as Salim. (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Facebook user Shankar Chaudhary also posted this clip with the same claim. (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Posted by \u0936\u0902\u0915\u0930 \u091a\u094c\u0927\u0930\u0940<\/a> on Saturday, February 27, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Users are sharing it widely on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter. A Facebook page titled ‘Khabar AB Tak Ki<\/a>‘ also stated the policeman was named Salim.<\/p>\n

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Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Live Hindustan tweeted this video reporting that a police officer was beaten by a crowd for stealing at a mall in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. However, there was no mention of the man’s religious identity.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Hindustan (@Live_Hindustan) February 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Alt News performed a keyword search<\/a> and came across a report by Jagran<\/a> dated February 26, 2021. It states that this incident occurred in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. According to the story, \u201cThe police officer posted in the police line went to VMart on the pretext of shopping. After walking around the store for a while, he entered a trial room. It is alleged that the accused cop walked out wearing three shirts underneath his uniform. He tried to leave, triggering the alarm at the gate. The security guard stopped him, and several employees had gathered by then. Upon checking, they discovered that he was stealing clothes. Following this, some people started beating him. Others filmed the incident and posted it on social media, where it went viral.” According to the information in the article, Adesh Kumar was suspended.<\/p>\n

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Bharat Samachar<\/a> also identified the policeman as Adesh Kumar in its tweet on the incident.<\/p>\n

An Aaj Tak report<\/a> quoting Lucknow Police Commissioner DK Thakur mentioned that Kumar was suspended when the theft came to light.<\/p>\n

Therefore, a video of a policeman named Adesh Kumar caught stealing clothes from a mall in Uttar Pradesh was falsely shared with an anti-Muslim spin, with users claiming his name was Salim. In a similar incident<\/a>, a clip of an American food service worker caught spitting into a pizza was circulated under a baseless Muslim angle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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