“A group of people abducted their ward councillor for neglecting the issues, and not visiting the ward after getting elected”
Social media posts
Claim dated 18 Jun 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
This incident took place in November 2020 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Councillor for Ward No. 79 of Varanasi Municipal Corporation was unable to resolve the sewage water-logging issue in Ambika Mandi. As a result, locals abducted the councillor and demanded the instant resolution of the issue
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 June 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 July 2022, 17 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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