Old videos from J&K shared as stone-pelting in Rajasthan - Alt News
Kinjal
9th October 2021 / 7:49 pm
Two videos that show a mob allegedly pelting stones at men in police uniforms are being circulated widely with the claim that the incident is from Rajasthan. It is noteworthy that a mob attacked police officers by throwing stones at them in Jaipur a few days ago. The videos are being linked to the same incident.
First video
Facebook user ‘Kanhai Kanhai’ shared the clip where some members of the mob can be heard chanting ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’.
राजस्थान कश्मीर कब बना मालूम ही नही चला।
कल जयपुर में हुआ है, आप इसके चपेट में कब आने वाले है,खुद ही तय कर लो ।
Posted by Kanhai Kanhai on Friday, October 1, 2021
Another Facebook user also posted the visuals and accompanying claim.
राजस्थान कश्मीर कब बना मालूम ही नही चला।
कल जयपुर में हुआ है, आप इसके चपेट में कब आने वाले है,खुद ही तय कर लो ।
Posted by Rajkumar Singhal on Monday, October 4, 2021
Second video
The second video is widespread with the same message.
Another Twitter user also shared the video and accompanying claim.
राजस्थान कश्मीर कब बना मालूम ही नही चला।
कल जयपुर में हुआ है,
क्या ये खबर सच है ? pic.twitter.com/kIIAhtOx8H
— 🕉📿भटकतीआत्मा 🇮🇳🕉FB 💯 (@bhatkatiatma45) October 4, 2021
The clips are gathering a lot of traction on Twitter and Facebook.
We also received several requests to verify them on the Alt News official mobile app and WhatsApp helpline number.
Both videos have been available on the internet since 2017. They were shared on Facebook with the same claim on September 10, 2017.
First video
In the background of the video, we can see the hoardings of a few stores, including ‘Western Hosiery’, ‘Sathoo Furnishing’ and ‘Vasco Pasco’. We found that these shops are located around Anantnag’s Lal Chowk. Images containing the same hoardings of nearby stores can be found on the ‘Western Hosiery’ Facebook page.
Second video
When we performed a reverse image search using the video frames, we again found that these were from Lal Chowk in Anantnag. The hoardings for ‘Western Hosiery’ and ‘Sathoo Furnishing’ appear briefly in the viral visuals. Furthermore, the hoarding of another neighbouring store named ‘New Western Collection’ is also visible.
Thus, Alt News can confirm that both these videos are at least four years old and were taken in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. They have nothing to do with the recent stone-pelting incident in Jaipur.
Kinjal Parmar holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology. However, her keen interest in journalism, drove her to pursue journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. At Alt News since 2019, she focuses on authentication of information which includes visual verification, media misreports, examining mis/disinformation across social media. She is the lead video producer at Alt News and manages social media accounts for the organization.
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