Fact Check: Bhim Army supporters' heads shaved, paraded by cops? This is from Rajasthan, not UP
India Today Fact Check, however, found that this video is from June 2, when police officers paraded culprits accused of planning to loot a petrol pump in Baran, Rajasthan. It has nothing to do with the Prayagraj violence.Our ProbeWe noticed the watermark of an Instagram account, '@virendrasingh6513', in the viral video. We found that this account had posted a longer version of the clip on June 2. The caption of the post stated that the Baran police arrested 12 people for allegedly planning to loot a petrol pump. Baran is a district in Rajasthan. advertisement View this post on Instagram A post shared by Virendra Singh (@virendrasingh6513)We then found multiple news reports about this incident. According to an NDTV report, 12 people were arrested in Baran for planning to loot petrol pumps in areas under the jurisdiction of two different police stations. The police shaved off the heads of the alleged culprits, who could be seen apologising with folded hands, and parading them.On the night of May 31, Kishanganj SHO Vinod Kumar's team arrested five people, namely Itihas Ali, Ashiq, Mohammed Khalid, Shahrukh, and Raju Nayak, for planning the loot. Seven other members of the group — Deepak Nayak, Lekhraj Yadav, Rohit Yadav, Sonu Yadav, Shailendra Mali, Lalit Yogi, and Deepak Nagar — were arrested in Anta city of Baran.During the arrests, police also seized pistols, live cartridges, a knife, and an iron rod, among other things. On June 2, the police shaved the heads of all the accused in the case and paraded them on the streets.Roughed up culprits, also from RajasthanAnother video making the rounds on social media allegedly showed Bhim Army activists arrested, walking with bandages on their heads and arms. Those sharing the clip claimed they were roughed up by the Prayagraj police for the June 29 violence. This video, however, is from June 4 and shows a gang that used to extort money from businessmen in the name of gangster Goldy Brar in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan.It is, thus, clear that two old videos from Rajasthan were falsely shared in connection with the Prayagraj violence.- EndsTrending Reel
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