After Jahangirpuri violence, old video from UP shared to target UP police

A two-minute video in which a mob can be seen pelting stones in front of policemen was shared after communal violence shook Delhi’s Jahangirpuri.

London-based Twitter user @URScrewed_ posted this video. This was quote-tweeted by journalist Rana Ayyub shared. Ayyub deleted the tweet after it gained over 1,000 retweets. However, the tweet by @URScrewed_ is online and has gained close to 4 lakh views.

This is how state sponsored riots are scripted in India. pic.twitter.com/D32gcCWIfS

— URScrewed 🇬🇧 (@URScrewed_) April 24, 2022

Twitter user @KhanGirl_4 shared the video with the hashtag #DelhiRiots2022. It is noteworthy that later in the video, we can also see the police pelting stones along with the mob.

गुजरात कांड,
अब पूरे भारत मे होने जा रहा है,
गुजरात,का मुख्यमंत्री भी ज़ालिम था!
और भारत का प्रधानमंत्री भी ज़ालिम है।

गुजरात मे रात को सुरक्षा बलों से मुसलमानों पर हमला करवाया,

और अब भारत के विभिन्न जगहों पर पुलिस वालों से गोलियां पत्थर और बुल्डोजर चलवा रहा है।#DelhiRiots2022 pic.twitter.com/RLcfZ8qSL9

— Shahin khan (@KhanGirl_4) April 21, 2022

An account created in the name of AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi reshared @KhanGirl_4’s clip.

सरकारी खाकी और Pvt खाकी एक साथ मुसलमानों पर हमले करते हुए कपड़ों से पहचानों दहशतगर्दो को
pic.twitter.com/QePUbIyqvs

— Akbaruddin Owaisi (@Akbaruddin_MIM) April 21, 2022

Video was also shared after Delhi riots in 2020

On February 29, 2020, Indian National Congress (INC) member and former actor Nagma tweeted (archive link) the video. Her tweet was retweeted over 6,700 times and the video was viewed over 1.5 lakh times.

Is this why the #Delhigenocide #DelhiPolice nd 4wks ? किसी को लगता है
कि दिल्ली पुलिस अपना काम कर रही है ..तो वो अपनी गलतफहमी इस वीडियो को देख कर दूर कर ले…..@IndiaToday @TimesNow Question the ones who r 2b https://t.co/nHgJVDWABn do your job . @RahulGandhi @priyankagandhi pic.twitter.com/R8a4tANngC

— Nagma (@nagma_morarji) February 29, 2020

Similarly, on March 1, 2020, Digvijaya Singh, INC member and the former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, also shared (archive link) the video. His post was shared over 1,300 times and the video drew over 47,000 views.

Similarly, several users had shared the video on Twitter and Facebook.

Fact-check

On January 1, 2020 Times of India published a report carrying the video. According to the report, the video shows an anti-CAA protest in Firozabad on December 20, 2019. The report describes the video as follows, “A group of 15-20 civilians, along with cops, is seen barging inside a wooden shop (Raja ki Lakdi ki Taal) owned by one Raja Khan. The men throw stones, vandalise shop and later set ablaze woods kept inside the shop. It’s located on Shikohabad Adda Road at Vakeelpura Mandi, close to Nalband chouraha under Rasoolpur police jurisdiction.”

Interestingly, Digvijay Singh tweeted (archive link) the TOI report on January 1, 2020.

The video in TOI’s report was uploaded by Online Express, a YouTube channel, on December 31, 2019.

Therefore, the video is neither related to the recent violence in Jahangirpuri nor the 2020 Delhi riots. It was shot in 2019 during violence sparked by anti-CAA protests in UP.