“The viral video shows CRPF personnel detaining law-and-order disruptors in West Bengal ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 8 Apr 2026.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The video is not from West Bengal but from Bangladesh. It shows security forces responding to a protest held on 11 January 2026 in Panchagarh over the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, who was shot in December 2025 and later died during treatment.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 April 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 April 2026, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1635039160777852
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