Lighthouse Journalism found a video being widely shared on social media platforms. The video claims to show police identifying and arresting the students that were a part of CJP protests.
During the investigation we found that the viral claim is misleading. The video is old and unrelated.
Claim:
X user Priyamwada shared the viral video with misleading claim.
Other users also sharing the similar video with misleading claims.
Investigation:
We started the investigation by running a reverse image search on the keyframes obtained from the video.
This led us to a post on Instagram profile The Jamia Times from February 14.
The video was similar to the viral video.
The caption said: Members of the All India Studentsā Association have alleged that they were threatened and verbally abused inside the Maurice Nagar Police Station, reportedly in the presence of police personnel.
We then ran a keyword search using the caption.
We found a news report about the incident.
The report said: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) condemned the Modi government over an alleged incident of abuse against AISA women leaders inside a Delhi police station, questioning the ādeafening silenceā from those in power.
Another news report said: The protest was organised by the All India Students’ Association (AISA) and other student groups against the stay on the UGC Social Equity Regulations, which many students from SC/ST/OBC communities say are crucial to addressing caste discrimination in higher education. The regulations are currently under consideration before the Supreme Court.
All India Students Association (AISA) also gave a statement on the same.
Conclusion: Lighthouse Journalism found that the viral claim is misleading. The video being shared does not show police identifying or arresting students who participated in the recent CJP protests. The footage is old and is related to a February incident involving members of AISA at Delhi’s Maurice Nagar Police Station. The viral claim is misleading.
