Hindu Women Posed As Muslims To Disrupt Anti CAA Protests? A FactCheck

A 2017 video of police questioning two women wearing burkhas has resurfaced with false claims that the latter are Hindu women who were caught while trying to disrupt anti-Citizenshp Amendment Act (CAA) protests in Lucknow.

The 45 second long clip shows police questioning the two women, who later identify themselves as Pooja and Mansi.

The video is being shared with a Hindi caption that translates to, "One is Pooja and the other is Mansi. And they are accused of wearing a burkha and going to Lucknow's Ghanta Ghar where women are protesting against CAA, NRC and NPR. They are going inside the crowd of women and shouting slogans of Pakistan Zindabad. It is not right to defame Muslims in order to fool the majority."

( Translated from Hindi: "एक का नाम पूजा है और दूसरी का मानसी, और आरोप है कि यह दोनो नक़ाब (बुर्क़ा) पहन कर लखनऊ मे घंटा घर के पास CAA, NRC और NPR के विरुद्ध धरने पर बैठी महिलाओं की भीड़ मे पाकिस्तान ज़िंदाबाद के नारे लगा रही थीं।बहुसंख्यकों को मूर्ख बनाने के लिए मुसलमानो को बदनाम करना ठीक नहीं है।")

The video has been shared by former Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad, with the same narrative. Click here to view the archive of the tweet .

The video is viral on Facebook with similar claims.

The protests of Lucknow's Ghanta Ghar are inspired by the anti-CAA protests of Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where several women are participating in sit-in demonstrations against the citizenship law.