“The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested a terrorist named Ayub Khan, who was disguised as a sadhu during the ongoing 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela.”
What FACTLY found
On 14 January 2025, at around 2 am, a man was found roaming suspiciously near the Yati Narsinghanand Giri camp at the Maha Kumbh Mela. Some of Yati Narsinghanand’s followers apprehended and questioned him. At the time, he claimed his name was Ayush. However, they grew suspicious of his behaviour and informed the police. During the police investigation, it was revealed that his real name was Ayub Ali. Speaking to FACTLY, Bhaskar Mishra, the in-charge of the Maha Kumbh Mela Akhara police statio...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 24 January 2025. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/sankar.ravi.18/posts/pfbid02QKJTX34m2yoXrzn3sp7FSACi1owqr8mQrmJV…
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