“The viral video shows women being rescued from an underground area after being caught engaging in prostitution at a temple in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Jan 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is from a police raid at Deepa Dance Bar in Andheri, Mumbai, in December 2021, where 17 women were rescued. There is no evidence of any such incident occurring at a temple in Gorakhpur.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 January 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 January 2026, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reels/DTE14DBE95V/
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