Old mock drill video from Jharkhand viral as police firing during CAB protests in Assam - Alt News
Jignesh Patel
12th December 2019 / 6:09 pm
In the view of the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in Assam, a video of policemen purportedly firing at a crowd of people is being shared on WhatsApp.
Alt News has received several verification requests for the video on its official mobile application.
This video has been fact-checked by Alt News several times in the past. It is an old clip of a mock drill conducted by Khunti, Jharkhand police. A reverse-search of one of its keyframes led us to the same video uploaded on November 1, 2017, on YouTube.
Alt News had spoken to the owner of a shop – “Jagdamba steel” – visible in the background who confirmed that a mock drill was conducted in the area on October 31, 2017.
This video was earlier shared with varied false claims:
An old video of a mock drill in Jharkhand is thus being shared in the context of CAB protests in Assam.
Jignesh is a writer and researcher at Alt News. He has a knack for visual investigation with a major interest in fact-checking videos and images. He has completed his Masters in Journalism from Gujarat University.
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