Claim: Video of people thrashing Salim, a soldier who tried to steal garments in a mall.
Fact-check: Video of a police constable caught stealing in a mall in Lucknow is passed off with a communal narrative - FACTLY
Verdict: the video actually shows a mob beating up a up police constable adesh kumar for stealing in a mall in lucknow. multiple regional hindi news agencies reported the incident. his name is not salim. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2021-03-06T12:28:03