BOOM

Trending Searches

    Boom VIP
    BOOM

    Trending News

      • Fact Check 
        • Fast Check
      • Law
      • Explainers
      • News 
        • All News
      • Decode
      • BOOM Reports
      • Media Buddhi 
        • Digital Buddhi
        • Senior Citizens
        • Videos
      • Web Stories
      • Boom Verified
      • Workshops
      • Videos
      • Home-icon
        Home
      • About Us-icon
        About Us
      • Authors-icon
        Authors
      • Team-icon
        Team
      • Careers-icon
        Careers
      • Internship-icon
        Internship
      • Contact Us-icon
        Contact Us
      • Methodology-icon
        Methodology
      • Correction Policy-icon
        Correction Policy
      • Non-Partnership Policy-icon
        Non-Partnership Policy
      • Cookie Policy-icon
        Cookie Policy
      • Grievance Redressal-icon
        Grievance Redressal
      • Republishing Guidelines-icon
        Republishing Guidelines
      • Fact Check-icon
        Fact Check
        Fast Check
      • Law-icon
        Law
      • Explainers-icon
        Explainers
      • News-icon
        News
        All News
      • Decode-icon
        Decode
      • BOOM Reports-icon
        BOOM Reports
      • Media Buddhi-icon
        Media Buddhi
        Digital Buddhi
        Senior Citizens
        Videos
      • Web Stories-icon
        Web Stories
      • Boom Verified-icon
        Boom Verified
      • Workshops-icon
        Workshops
      • Videos-icon
        Videos
      • Home
      • Fact Check
      • 2019 Image Of Injured Man Falsely...
      Fact Check

      2019 Image Of Injured Man Falsely Linked To Recent RRB NTPC Protest

      BOOM found that viral image has been in circulation online since at least 2019.

      By - Dilip Unnikrishnan | 30 Jan 2022 1:02 PM GMT
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Whatsapp
      • Telegram
      • Linkedin
      • Email
      • Print
      • link
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Whatsapp
      • Telegram
      • Linkedin
      • Email
      • Print
      • link
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Whatsapp
      • Telegram
      • Linkedin
      • Email
      • Print
      • link
    • 2019 Image Of Injured Man Falsely Linked To Recent RRB NTPC Protest

      A photo of a man with injury marks on his back is viral on social media with captions falsely linking him to the protests organised by applicants of Railway Recruitment Boards Non Technical Popular Categories (RRB NTPC) Exam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on Janaury 25.

      BOOM found that the viral image has been on the internet since at least 2019, and the claims made with the picture are false and unrelated.

      Also Read: Message Falsely Claims Countries Have Cancelled COVID-19 Restrictions

      The image is being shared in the backdrop of massive protests held in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar by students who alleged that the results of the 2021 RRB NTPC competitive exam are inaccurate. Students have resorted to blocking railway routes in the states with UP and Bihar police resorting to lathi-charging the protestors.

      According to a report published in The Indian Express, the exam was conducted between December 28, 2020 and July 31, 2021 and result was announced on January 15, 2022. Following the violence, the exams stand postponed as of now.

      Meanwhile, reporting about the protests in its January 28 issue, the Prayagraj edition of Hindi daily Dainik Jagran used the image of an injured man with a Hindi caption translating to 'Baliya's Rajnish Bharati injured at the hands of police'. Jagran has credited the photo to 'relatives'.

      (Hindi: पुलिस की पटाई से घायल बलिया के रजनीश भारती - साभार स्वजन)


      Hindi daily Navbharat Times reporter Anup Pandey also tweeted the image on January 27. He, however, deleted the tweet later. Click here to see the archived tweet.

      Several users also posted the image on Facebook with a Hindi caption translating to 'Why do you need a job. Development of Kashi and Mathura is still pending'.

      (Hindi: नोकरी ले के का कीजियेगा। अभी काशी मथुरा बाकी है।)


      Also Read: Photo Of Sri Ramana Maharishi's Funeral Shared As Shirdi Sai Baba

      Fact Check

      BOOM did a reverse image search on Google and Yandex and found that the image has been in circulation on social media since at least July 2019.

      We found that some Bangladeshi Facebook pages had shared the same image along with another photo showing injuries on the leg of the youth, on July 17, 2019.

      A caption with the post in Bangla translates to 'Falling in love is easy. But surviving from Girl's parents is not easy. Islam prohibits Zina, illicit sexual relations. It means having an affair in Bangla. If all, who are engaged could be beaten by Girl's parents like him, all boys and girls would have been noble'.

      See archived posts here and here.


      BOOM Bangla had earlier debunked a viral claim that used the same image in March 2020. Back then the image was shared with false caption claiming that a youth was beaten up by cops in Rajasthan while he was out for buying medicine for his mother during lockdown.

      BOOM could not independently verify the origin of the image.

      Also Read: Photos Of Rahul Gandhi Wearing A Mask Viral With Misleading Claims

      Tags

      Fake NewsFact CheckUttar PradeshUP policeStudents Protestviral photo
      Read Full Article
      Claim :   Photo shows injuries on a man who was beaten up by police during RRB NTPC protests.
      Claimed By :  Posts on Facebook and Twitter
      Fact Check :  False
      Boom

      Do you always want to share the authentic news with your friends?

      Subscribed Successfully...
      Enter Valid Email Id
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Whatsapp
      • Telegram
      • Linkedin
      • Email
      • Print
      • link
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Whatsapp
      • Telegram
      • Linkedin
      • Email
      • Print
      • link
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Whatsapp
      • Telegram
      • Linkedin
      • Email
      • Print
      • link
      Next Story
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Whatsapp
      • Telegram
      • Linkedin
      • Email
      • link
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Whatsapp
      • Telegram
      • Linkedin
      • Email
      • link
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Whatsapp
      • Telegram
      • Linkedin
      • Email
      • link
      Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
      Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. Please reload after ad blocker is disabled.
      X
      X
      Or, Subscribe to receive latest news via email
      Subscribed Successfully...
      Copy HTMLHTML is copied!
      There's no data to copy!