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      Protests Over Maratha Reservation Passed Off As Violence In Assam For NRC

      BOOM found that the original video is from Aurangabad, where policemen were chased away by protesters

      By - Arya Dinesh |
      Published -  24 Oct 2019 10:29 PM IST
    • Boomlive

      A video of protesters chasing away policemen in Aurangabad has resurfaced on social media with false claims that those excluded from National Register for Citizens (NRC) retaliated in Assam.

      Over 19 lakh people were excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) that was released on August 31, after the Supreme Court's verdict on Citizenship Amendment Bill. The NRC is maintained by the Indian government and contain names and information for identification of Indian citizens in Assam.

      The Citizen Amendment Bill (2016) allowed illegal migrants from certain minority communities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan eligible for Indian Citizenship.

      In the 46 second long video, several policemen can be seen running as a mob chase them and pelt stones at them. BOOM found that the video is of the Maratha community, that staged protests throughout the state of Maharashtra, last year.

      The video has been captioned in Malayalam as, "People from Silchar district of Assam chase away policemen who came to move out those who were excluded from citizen register"

      Original text in Malayalam: ആസാമിലെ സിൽചാർ ജില്ലയിൽ പൗരത്വപട്ടികയിൽ നിന്ന് പുറത്തായവർക്കെതിരെ നടപടിയെടുക്കാൻ വന്ന നിയമപാലകരെ
      ജനങ്ങള്‍ ഓടിക്കുന്നു. '

      Viral video in Facebook
      Viral video in Facebook

      The video is viral on Facebook with the same narrative.

      Video going viral in Facebook
      Video going viral in Facebook

      Fact Check

      BOOM broke the video into its key frames and ran a reverse image search on a few of its frames. We were directed to the same video that was uploaded to YouTube as a news bulletin by a local Marathi channel Policenama on July, last year.

      The report has been described as, ‘Aurangabad: Protesters pelting stones at policemen’.



      According to reports, the Aurangabad national highway was blocked when a young member from the Maratha reservation protests committed suicide. The Maratha community was protesting for reservation in government jobs and education across Maharashtra. The protesters chased away the police who had come to control the crowd.

      We were directed to another news bulletin by India Today featuring the same video, which corroborated the turn of events.




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      AssamAurangabadcitizenship billFact CheckfeaturedMarathaMaratha agitationNRCOld Videos
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      Claim :   Assamese retaliating over NRC
      Claimed By :  Facebook posts
      Fact Check :  False
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