“The viral video shows a stone-pelting incident targeting Kumbh Mela travellers from Jalgaon, Maharashtra”
What FACTLY found
The viral video showing a mob targeting the Bhusawal-Nandurbar passenger train in Jalgaon is from 12 July 2024. This incident has no connection to the Kumbh Mela, which began on 13 January 2025. There are, however, reports of a stone-pelting incident from 12 January 2025, involving the Tapti Ganga Express in Jalgaon, which was carrying Kumbh Mela travellers
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 January 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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