Fact Check: Is this photo of attack on cop related to Jahangirpuri violence?
New Delhi, Apr 18: A picture of a mob attacking a cop has gone viral on social media sites claiming that the man on khako was attacked during the Hanuma Jayanti procession in Northwest Delhi Jahangirpuri area on Saturday.
In the photo, a mob is seen pelting stones as the cop lying apparently after getting hurt. This picture enraged one community as people condemned the violence.
On verifying, it has turned out to be a picture from a violence that occurred in 2019 and has no links with Hanuman Jayanti violence. On searching the picture on internet, we will find the below picture posted by IPS officer Pankaj Nain on Twitter.
जब डूबे थे तेरे आशियानें, तब मैं ही तेरे परिवार को बचाने आया था।
— Pankaj Nain IPS (@ipspankajnain) December 20, 2019
आज जब तूने मारे पत्थर , मैं तो आज भी शांति दूत बन कर आया था ।।
नजरिया तेरा ही बदला , मेरे लिए तो बस मेरा कर्तव्य ही पाकी था।।
मैं आज भी ख़ाकी हूँ, मैं कल भी ख़ाकी था - मैं कल भी ख़ाकी था।। pic.twitter.com/awvYzI2AD3
The
photo
was
taken
when
the
violence
occurred
over
Citizenship
Amendment
Act
(CAA).
At
least
30,
including
12
policemen,
among
them
officials
including
a
DCP,
an
ACP
and
a
PI,
were
injured
due
to
stone-pelting
and
assault
in
the
police-mob
clash,
a
report
on
The
Times
of
India
claimed.
In
fact,
the
daily
had
published
the
said
photo
on
December
2019.
As a result, the claims of the mob pelting stones in Delhi two days ago are not true.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police has arrested 21 people, including the person who allegedly fired a bullet that hit the sub-inspector, and the "main conspirators" behind the clashes. Two juveniles have also been apprehended in connection with the incident.
Fact Check
Claim
In a viral photo, mob is seen attacking a cop and people claimed it occurred during Hanuma Jayanti procession.
Conclusion
The incident of cop being attacked is true but it has no links to Hanuma Jayanti violence in Delhi.