“A video shows the police catching two Muslim men with guns hidden in ghee cans.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video dates back to 23 September 2019, when the Delhi Police Special Cell arrested two men, Jitendra and Raj Bahadur, in the Ghazipur area with 26 pistols and hidden in ghee cans. DCP Pramod Kushwaha of the Special Cell identified the accused and stated that acting on a tip-off about an illegal arms supplier from Madhya Pradesh, the police stopped a vehicle and found the pistols dipped in ghee inside large cans. The accused are not Muslim.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 December 2024. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/28642143148717703
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.