Claim: Video of SPG killing a beggar on the suspicion of a threat to Rajiv Gandhi.
Fact-check: A beggar was not shot dead by the police in an attempt to thwart the 1986 assassination attempt on Rajiv Gandhi - FACTLY
Verdict: in an attempted assassination in 1986 on the then prime minister of india, rajiv gandhi in raj ghat, six persons were injured, and no one was killed. according to various news reports and official press releases, there was no mention of any beggar being killed by the spg. the person who shot at the prime minister was reportedly named as 'karamjit singh' who was sentenced to 14 years in prison and was freed only in may 2000. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Abhishek Mandadi
Date published: 2022-01-12T14:09:44