A video of women thrashing a man is being shared on social media with the claim that the man is BJP leader ‘Anil Upadhyay’. One Jaan Mohd Tyagi shared a Facebook ‘watch party’ on January 31 and said in Hindi, “Women thrash BJP leader Anil Upadhyay. Let’s make him famous [Translated from рдмреАрдЬреЗрдкреА рдиреЗрддрд╛ рдЕрдирд┐рд▓ рдЙрдкрд╛рдзреНрдпрд╛рдп рдЬреА рдХреЛ рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛рдУрдВ рдорд┐рд▓рдХрд░ рдХреБрдЯ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ред рдереЛрдбрд╝рд╛ рдЗрдирдХреЛ рдлреЗрдорд╕ рдХрд░ рджреАрдЬрд┐рдПред].” This has been shared over 90,000 times.

Similarly, Twitter user @AudaciousQuest tweeted the viral video and said, “BJP MLA Anil Upadhyay is getting thrashed by a group of angry women. If this is BJP’s present, imagine what the future is going to be. This is what this govt is scared of.”

FACT-CHECK

Alt News took a thumbnail from the viral video and did a reverse image search on Google. On the first page, we found links to several Twitter profiles that had shared the viral video.

After reviewing multiple profiles, Alt News found a tweet by @DineshmishraRm on @Abhishekchilm1’s timeline.

@DineshmishraRm tweeted, “Disgusting behaviour by Manoj Dubey. The primary school teacher of Bankat, Muradabadshahpur, Jaunpur did perverted things with students of the fifth standard. As a result, the women from the village thrashed him. This not just puts the education system to shame but also humanity as well. [Translated from рдПрдХ рд╢рд┐рдХреНрд╖рдХ рдХрд╛ рдШрд┐рдиреМрдирд╛ рдХреБрдХрд░реНрдо. рдкреНрд░рд╛0рд╡рд┐0рдмрдирдХрдЯ рдореБрдЧрд░рд╛рдмрд╛рджрд╢рд╛рд╣рдкреБрд░ рдЬреМрдирдкреБрд░ рдХреЗ рдордиреЛрдЬ рджреБрдмреЗ рдХрдХреНрд╖рд╛ 5 рдХреЗ рдЫрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЕрд╢реНрд▓реАрд▓ рд╣рд░рдХрдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд┐рд╕рд╕реЗ рдЧрд╛рдБрд╡ рдХреА рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛рдУрдВ рдиреЗ рдЬрдордХрд░ рдзреБрд▓рд╛рдИ рдХреА рдпрд╣ рди рдмрд▓реНрдХрд┐ рд╢рд┐рдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдФрд░рдЕрдкрд┐рддреБ рдорд╛рдирд╡рддрд╛ рдХреЛ рд╢рд░реНрдорд╕рд╛рд░ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдШрдЯрдирд╛ рд╣реИ @yadavakhilesh @NareshUttamSP @SpArajesh @BrajeshYadavSP]”

Using this as a clue, Alt News did another keyword search and found a report by Public Akrosh on January 24. According to the report, Additional Superintendent of Police informed that Manoj Kumar Dubey, a teacher at Rajjupur Primary School, Bankat was arrested by the Pawara Police Station for indecent behaviour with two girls.

Jaunpur Police had tweeted about the incident on January 24. The tweet shared the video byte of the ASP. “Jaunpur, Byte of Additional Superintendent of Police, Pawara Police Station on the matter of indecent behaviour towards two girls by the teacher of primary school in Bankat. [Translated from рдЬреМрдирдкреБрд░~рдерд╛рдирд╛ рдкрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдЕрдиреНрддрд░реНрдЧрдд рдкреНрд░рдерд╛рдорд┐рдХ рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рд▓рдп рдмрдирдХрдЯ рдХреЗ рдЕрдзреНрдпрд╛рдкрдХ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рджреЛ рдмрдЪреНрдЪрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЕрднрджреНрд░рддрд╛ рдХреА рдШрдЯрдирд╛ рдХреЗ рд╕рдореНрдмрдиреНрдз рдореЗрдВ рдЕрдкрд░ рдкреБрд▓рд┐рд╕ рдЕрдзреАрдХреНрд╖рдХ рдЧреНрд░рд╛рдореАрдг рдХреА рдмрд╛рдИрдЯред],” reads the tweet.

In the video, ASP Sanjay Rai said, “We have been informed that a primary school teacher misbehaved with two young girls. Their father filed the complaint and subsequently, the teacher in question in under custody. After interrogation by witnesses, further investigation will take place.”

Therefore, a video of women thrashing a primary school teacher for allegedly misbehaving with girls is used to target the BJP.

ANIL UPADHYAY IS A FICTIONAL POLITICIAN

тАШAnil UpadhyayтАЩ is a recurring name used to propagate misinformation to target different political parties. However, no such MLA exists in any state assembly or the parliament, according to MyNeta database. The name crops up on social media sometimes as a BJP MLA, and sometimes as a Congress MLA. Posted below is a screenshot of the search result on MyNeta website.

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