“Video of police finding a pistol hidden in the pocket of a Muslim woman in UP”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Apr 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
It is true that Kotwali police of Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh arrested a woman for possession of a pistol. However, the woman is not from Muslim community. As per the news reports, police identified the woman as Karishma Singh Yadav from Ferozabad
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 April 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 April 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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