“Video of a policeman raising religious slogans in Patna following an incident during a Ganesh Chaturthi procession”
What FACTLY found
The incident took place in Hathua, located in Bihar’s Gopalganj district, not in Patna. According to the Bihar police SDPO Anurag Kumar, the policeman seen in the video, raised the ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogans during a clash at a ‘Mahavir Julus’ procession to control a clash that erupted between two communities.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 October 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 October 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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