Claim: Youths who pelted stones at a Garba event near a mosque in Gujarat were tied to a pole and flogged by the police, the incident occurred in 2024.
Fact-check: An old video from 2022 of police beating stone-pelters at a Garba event in Gujarat is being shared as recent - FACTLY
Verdict: the incident in the video took place on 03 october 2022 at undhela village in kheda, gujarat. a garba program was organized by the village sarpanch on the occasion of navratri festival. however, muslim members of the town objected to garba being held near the mosque. on this occasion, some people pelted stones from the mosque. six people were injured in this incident. police arrested nine people on 04 october 2022 and flogged them in public. due to the significant uproar at the time, an inquiry was ordered into the police's actions. however, this is not a recent incident. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Nitish Kumar Dhonge
Date published: 2024-10-15T07:55:56