Video of clash between typist and clerk in Haryana court falsely viral as judge beaten up

A recently viral video on social media depicts a scene where two individuals fight inside a room. One person hits the other with a stick while several people stand nearby, watching the clash. The video is being shared with the claim that the incident took place at the district court in Yamunanagar, Haryana, where a man, dissatisfied with the court’s judgement, began beating up the judge.

Jitendra Pratap Singh, a BJP supporter who has previously been found sharing misinformation, tweeted the video, claiming that a man in Yamunanagar’s Jagadhri district court beat up a judge because he was unhappy with the judgement.  (Archived link)

यमुनानगर जगाधरी हरियाणा

एक शख्स डिस्टिक कोर्ट में जज साहब को ही मारने लगा क्योंकि वह न्याय से संतुष्ट नहीं था pic.twitter.com/dkV3koxYFe

— 🇮🇳Jitendra pratap singh🇮🇳 (@jpsin1) August 18, 2024

Similarly, a parody account named Omniscient Chautala also shared the video, making the same claim. (Archived link)

Fact Check

Upon closely analysing the video in slow motion, Alt News observed a board outside the room. Although the entire text on the board is not fully visible, words like “Notary,” “Court,” and “Jagadhri” were clearly visible. To gather more information, we conducted a keyword search related to the incident.

This led us to an article published on the website of Dainik Bhaskar that provides details about the case. According to this report, the altercation took place at the Jagadhri court in Haryana between a typist named Ravi Pratap and a clerk named Ramesh Chand. The dispute was over Rs. 650, with Ramesh Chand claiming that he had hired Ravi Pratap to type a claim. The Sector 17 police have registered a case regarding the incident. In other words, the person being beaten in the video is neither a judge nor is the incident related to dissatisfaction with a judgement.

Dainik Bhaskar also produced a video report on this matter. 

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In addition, a YouTube channel named Dastaan-e-Haryana shared a video explaining that the conflict was between a typist and a clerk.

To sum it up, social media users are sharing a video of a dispute over money between a typist and a clerk at the Jagadhri court in Haryana with the false claim that a person, dissatisfied with a judgement, started beating up a judge in the courtroom.