The claim
Police punished a Mulsim man for mocking a cow in Uttar Pradesh.
Original review summary
The review says the viral post combines three separate incidents and found no reports confirming the arrest of the man shown mocking a cow. It also says the man’s identity and religion could not be independently verified.[S1]
Additional context
The photo of a man with a police officer was linked to a separate case in Haryana from July 2023. [S1]
The footage of a man saying “Cow is our mother” was from an October 2022 arrest in Uttar Pradesh for cow smuggling, according to the review. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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