“Video shows a policeman being attacked by a group of Muslims on the Krishnanagar–Nabadwip Road at Bhaluka Battala in Nadia district, West Bengal, in April 2025 during the protests against Waqf amendment act.”
What FACTLY found
This viral video dates back to June 2019 and shows a clash between the police and the public following a road accident in the Nabadwip police station area of Nadia district, West Bengal. According to reports, following a road accident in which a young man died after being hit by a lorry, local residents blocked the state highway for several hours. When the police arrived to recover the body, a scuffle broke out with the locals, who then chased the officers with sticks. Amid the chaos, one pol...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 April 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DIdTdokMs8f/
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