“The video shows a man who went to file a missing complaint about his daughter being slapped by a policeman, after which the local MLA visited the police station and confronted the officer.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video is a combination of two unrelated incidents. The first part is from 18 September 2022, when a policeman at Binauli Police Station in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, slapped a man who came to report about his missing niece. Following the incident, the inspector was transferred, and departmental action was initiated. The second part of the video is from 28 December 2024, showing a man attacking police officers inside Pandavapura Police Station in Mandya district, Karnataka, during an in...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 May 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 May 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1239983331063278
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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.