“Police manhandled and arrested Muslims who were offering namaz on a road in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Mar 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral video is from March 2020. On 27 March 2020, a few people from the Muslim community gathered in a mosque and offered Namaz, violating COVID-19 lockdown rules. The police arrived, took action, and detained seven individuals who were offering prayers in the mosque and registered a case
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 March 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 March 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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