Claim: Photo shows the three accused in the IIT-BHU gang rape case celebrating by cutting a cake after being released on bail.
Fact-check: Old and unrelated photo misrepresented as IIT-BHU rape case accused celebrating after bail - FACTLY
Verdict: this viral photo dates back to 2021 and does not show the three accused in the iit-bhu gang rape case celebrating after being granted bail. according to reports, only two of the accused, anand alias abhishek chauhan and kunal pandey, have been released on bail. the other accused, saksham patel, has not yet been granted bail; his bail application is set to be reviewed on 14 september 2024. the viral photo features bjp mla from varanasi cantt, saurabh srivastava, along with saksham patel, who is an accused in the iit-bhu rape case, and other bjp workers. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akshay Kumar Appani
Date published: 2024-09-05T07:31:52