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“Nawab Ali Bahadur of Band performed the last rites of Rani Lakshmi Bai”
Social media posts Claim dated 14 Jun 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

There are a couple of versions regarding Rani Lakshmi Bai’s death. One is that she was shot dead by the British army near Phool Bagh of Gwalior. In another version, she after being severely injured and not wanting the British to capture her body, asked a hermit to burn it. Neither version claims that Nawab Ali Bahadur has performed her last rites and further there is no evidence to support this claim. However, there are reports of Nawab Ali Bahadur of Banda helping Lakshmi Bai in fighting the...

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 14 June 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 June 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

Where the claim appeared

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