Claim: Video of 28 sadhus who were caught red handed while kidnapping children and removing their kidneys in Varanasi.
Fact-check: Unrelated video shared as visuals of child kidnappers caught in Varanasi - FACTLY
Verdict: according to varanasi rural police, on 01 september 2022, some sadhus were brought to the police station and interrogated after the villagers suspected them while asking for alms by roaming in barangoan area of up. all their names and address were verified, and no criminal history was found against them. later they were released. the viral video is from beera patti area under barangoan police station, not varanasi rural. dainik bhaskar also published this news in its website. hence the claim made in the video is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Harshavardhan Konda
Date published: 2022-09-08T10:13:03