Overview

• The Quint verified that a viral video shared as police action after the Bareilly violence is an older clip from 2022 linked to protests over remarks by Nupur Sharma in Saharanpur.
• Posts falsely tying the video to the September unrest in Bareilly have circulated widely on social media, prompting corrections from fact-checkers.
• In Shamli, police registered a case after a man identified as Dilshad filmed himself with ‘I Love Muhammad’ written on his chest while carrying the national flag.
• Jhansi police identified the man seen lifting a motorcycle over a closed railway crossing as Pradeep and said the Railway Protection Force will handle further action under safety rules.
• Authorities say they are monitoring circulating videos that could mislead viewers or heighten tensions, with investigations ongoing in the localized incidents.