“The video shows two BSF soldiers caught with ₹96 lakh on a train or ₹96 crore found in their houses in 2025.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video dates back to January 2018 and shows Kanpur police seizing ₹96 crore in demonetised currency from builder Anand Khatri and others. No BSF personnel were involved in that incident. While a BSF Commandant named Jibu D Mathew was arrested in 2018 with ₹45.3 lakh at Alleppey railway station, Kerala, in a separate corruption case, it has no connection to the viral video. Additionally, we found no reports of two BSF soldiers caught with ₹96 lakh on a train or ₹96 crore found in thei...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 May 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 May 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1489549265357470
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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.