“The video shows a police officer arrested by a lawyer under the rules and power provided by the new Indian criminal laws that came into effect from 01 July 2024.”
What FACTLY found
This video shows an incident from Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow in 2023, much before the news criminal laws were implemented on 1 July 2024. It shows a police inspector named Pradeep Pandey being arrested by the anti-corruption department of Uttar Pradesh after he was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe in the BKP police station area.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 July 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 July 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4taP5Hq1Ck
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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.