“The viral video shows the Indian Army arresting people involved in the recent West Bengal riots and recovering weapons from them.”
What FACTLY found
The video is actually from a Bangladesh Army operation at Geneva Camp in Mohammadpur, Dhaka on October 2024. The soldiers in the video belong to the 46th Independent Brigade of the Bangladesh Army, as identified by their uniform insignia. News reports confirm that the incident took place in Bangladesh, not India.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 April 2025, 19 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.