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“Video of cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi expressing distress, fearing arrest following the recent violence.”
Social media posts Claim dated 3 Aug 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The viral video is old and is about an earlier incident where Bittu Bajrangi made allegations of police mistreatment regarding his involvement in organizing the Hindu Ekta Bhagwa rally on 10 April 2022, in Faridabad. Subsequent to the rally, Bittu Bajrangi utilized Facebook to assert that officials had harassed him, especially since some participants had wielded swords during the procession. On a different note, in the wake of recent violent events, Bittu Bajrangi was arrested by the police f...

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 3 August 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 August 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

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