Two unrelated videos are being falsely linked to the post-verdict unrest in West Bengal - one claiming that the Bengal police is celebrating the Bharatiya Janata Party’s victory and the other claiming that BJP workers set fire to the outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence.
Incidents of post-verdict violence, vandalisation of TMC party offices and killings of alleged TMC workers in the state have been reported after the BJP won by a sweeping margin in Bengal assembly polls on May 4.
The Claim:
The videos are being shared on social media with claims that they are visuals from the state after the BJP came to power.
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What We Found:
1) Old Video of Police Dancing From Maharashtra
We broke the viral video into keyframes and ran a reverse image search using Google Lens. The results showed that the video predates the recent events in West Bengal and is from Maharashtra.
We found a Reddit thread from 2022 with the caption, "Street dancing during Ganesh Visarjan celebration in India." We can also spot shop signboards in Hindi.
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2) Bangladesh video
We broke the viral video into keyframes and ran a reverse image search, which showed that the video of the house on fire is from January 2026.
According to a report by Bangladeshi media outlet SylhetToday24, the fire broke out at the residence of Birendra Deb, a Hindu teacher, in Gowainghat Upazila of Sylhet district in Bangladesh.
The report states that preliminary findings by fire officials and police suggest the blaze likely originated in a straw shed due to an electrical short circuit, and later spread to the house. The affected family also reportedly said they believe the incident was accidental and not linked to any political or religious motive.
We also found a Facebook post by SylhetToday24 carrying a video of the incident, with a caption claiming that fire service personnel faced anger from locals in Gowainghat over allegations that they demanded money after dousing the blaze at Birendra Deb’s residence.
