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The claim

Delhi police issued a notice about Iranian gang from Bidar and Gulbarga.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The notice was not issued by Delhi police: FACTLY says it originated with Bajpe police in Mangalore in July 2019. The review also reports that the warning was a precautionary measure, not confirmation of reported robberies.[S1]

Additional context

When the image circulated in Telangana in 2019, Hyderabad police called the message fake. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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