Claim: UPDATE : On the occasion of children's day, a lot of social media users have shared the same video with a claim that the woman caught with the pistol is a teacher. The article has been updated with the FIR copy and the clarification from the police that she is not a teacher.
Fact-check: The woman arrested for possession of a pistol in Uttar Pradesh is neither a teacher nor a Muslim - FACTLY
Verdict: it is true that kotwali police of mainpuri district of uttar pradesh arrested a woman for possession of a pistol in april 2022. however, the woman is not from muslim community. as per the news reports, police identified the woman as karishma singh yadav from ferozabad. also, the police have clarified that she is not a teacher. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2022-04-14T11:49:37