“The video shows a woman beating a BJP leader in Bihar with slippers during the 2025 Assembly elections.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 16 Oct 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The viral video is unrelated to the Bihar elections. It is from Nizamabad, Telangana, and dates back to June 2018, when TRS leader and Dharpally Mandal president Gopi was caught on camera kicking a woman during a land dispute. FIRs were registered at the Indalwai Police Station.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 October 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 November 2025, 27 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DP3zEy6k_iM/
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