The claim
SP Abid Khan, a Muslim police officer, assaulted a Hindu priest on Ram Navami in Madhya Pradesh.
Original review summary
The review says the image showed an April 2020 incident at Devi Mandir in Dhekha, Rewa, during the COVID-19 lockdown. It identifies the officer as Civil Lines station in-charge Rajkumar Mishra, not SP Abid Khan, and says Mishra was line-attached after public outrage.[S1]
Additional context
A Madhya Pradesh Public Relations Department post dated 3 April 2020 clarified that the officer pictured was not Abid Khan and said Rajkumar Mishra had been line-attached for inappropriate conduct. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026