Claim: People thrashing a kidnapper in Salem, Tamil Nadu who came to abduct small children.
Fact-check: Old video from Thanjavur is passed off as people catching hold of a kidnapping gang in Salem - FACTLY
Verdict: the video actually shows people thrashing a miscreant who under the influence of alcohol tried to abduct a school-going girl at thanjavur old bus stand back in 2019. multiple tamil regional news agencies have reported the incident. the video has nothing to do with salem. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2021-04-14T10:56:42