Claim: Video of UP police beating former state minister Kamal Akhtar of Samajwadi Party.
Fact-check: Old unrelated video passed off as police thrashing SP leader Kamal Akhtar - FACTLY
Verdict: kamal akhtar made this viral speech back in april 2021. however, there are no reports of police beating him for the speech. it is raja chaturvedi, sp leader who can be seen beaten up by the police in the later part of the viral video. and the incident dates back to 2011, much before the viral speech of kamal akhtar. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2021-10-31T13:07:36