Claim: A stockpile of illegal weapons including a light machine gun was seized from a Madarsa in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh.
Fact-check: Old and unrelated images are shared as weapons seized from 6 clerics in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh - FACTLY
Verdict: bijnor police arrested 6 clerics in 2019 for smuggling illegal weapons. however, the police did not report recovering a light machine gun. also, the rest of the images posted are unrelated to the incident. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Sushmitha Ponnala
Date published: 2023-08-17T12:27:38