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      Old Clip Of People Brandishing Guns Falsely Linked To Recent Kanpur Violence

      BOOM found that the video is old and it shows an altercation between members of same community over beef prices.

      By -  Sk Badiruddin
      Published -  12 Jun 2022 7:12 PM IST
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      Old Clip Of People Brandishing Guns Falsely Linked To Recent Kanpur Violence
      CLAIMA video showing people brandishing guns is falsely linked to the recent communal violence in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, suggesting it is related to ongoing protests.
      FACT CHECKThe video is from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, and shows an altercation between members of the same community over meat prices. The incident occurred in May 2021, and has no connection to the recent protests or violence in Kanpur. The video is being shared out of context to incite communal tensions.

      A year old video showing a group of people brandishing guns is viral on social media with captions falsely linking the incident to the recent communal violence in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

      BOOM found that the incident shown in the video is from Bareilly, UP and shows an altercation between people from the same community over meat prices.

      Muslims in India have been protesting over the past few days demanding the arrest of suspended spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party Nupur Sharma over her reported controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad. Protests turned violent in parts of West Bengal and Jharkhand on Friday, June 10, 2022, after the weekly prayer. According to news reports, two people died in Ranchi after gun shot wounds during protest over the Prophet row.

      Similar protests had rocked Kanpur in UP on June 3. The video has been shared in this backdrop.

      Also Read: No, This Is Not A Qatari News Anchor Talking About Religious Freedom In India

      The 14-second-long video shows two people brandishing guns during a spat.

      The video has been shared on Facebook with a Hindi caption translating to 'These are the jihadis of Kanpur who were openly firing with modern weapons and police were just fire tear gas shells, their treatment is direct bullets. Once ten or twenty of them are shot, these people will not dare again'.


      (Hindi: ये हैं कानपुर के जिहादी जो खुल्लम खुल्ला अत्याधुनिक हथियारों से कर रहे था अंधाधुंध फायरिंग और पुलिस सिर्फ आंसू गैस के ही गोले छोड़ रहीं थी, इनका इलाज हैं सीधी गोली एक बार अगर दस बीस उड़ गए तो फिर ये लोग जल्दी से हिमाकत नहीं करेंगे)

      The video is archived here.

      The video has been shared widely on Facebook with similar claims. Watch the posts here and here.

      Also Read: Old Video From Kuwait Peddled As Man Beaten For Praising Nupur Sharma

      Fact Check

      BOOM ran a reverse image search on a keyframe from the viral video with related keywords. We found a tweet sharing the same video in 2021.

      The video was posted from the Twitter handle First India News on May 9, 2021. The tweet, in Hindi, translates to 'Firing between two groups of same community over buying mask in #Bareilly. Panic over brandishing illegal weapons in the area, bullets fired in Dhauratanda Town of Bhojipura police station area. CHaos in the area'.

      #Bareilly में मास्क खरीदने को लेकर एक ही समुदाय के दो पक्षों में फायरिंग

      खुलेआम लहराए हथियार क्षेत्र में दहशत, थाना भोजीपुरा क्षेत्र के धौराटांडा टाउन में लहराए अवैध हथियार और चलाईं गोलियां, इलाके में भगदड़, वीडियो में अराजकता का नंगा नाच@adgzonebareilly @Uppolice #NoMAskNo pic.twitter.com/d8T1HZXqBv

      — First India News UP/UK (@FIN_UPUK) May 9, 2021

      However, after searching news reports about the incident, we realised that the tweet has mistakenly used mask (मास्क) instead of meat (मांस).

      The video was also shared on the Facebook page of Jan TV Barielly on May 9, 2021.

      What Was The Incident?

      Taking cue from the tweet and Facebook post, BOOM did a keyword search with Hindi texts and found that incident was reported by several media outlets.

      According to a report published in Bhaskar in 2021, an altercation was reported between Salim Qureshi and Jalees Banjara, both residents of Tanda village in Bhojipura, Bareilly, UP.

      The report stated that Salim Qureshi had rented the shop of Jalees Banjara. The altercation reportedly took place after Jalees Banjara accused Qureshi of selling beef at the shop. Qureshi refuted the accusation leading to the altercation which saw brandishing of guns and firing of bullets.

      Meanwhile, superintendent of police (Rural) Rajkumar told Bhaskar that the dispute between two parties of the same community was a result of meat prices. A case had been lodged in Bhojipura police station.


      The incident was reported on ETV Bharat and Amar Ujala in May, 2021. Read Aaj Tak's report here.

      Also Read: Video Of Fire Mishap In Gujarat Shared As West Bengal Violence

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      Nupur SharmaProphet MohammedKanpurUttar PradeshOld Videos
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      Claim :   A video showing people brandishing guns is falsely linked to the recent communal violence in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, suggesting it is related to ongoing protests.
      Claimed By :  Facebook Posts & Twitter User
      Fact Check :  False
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