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The claim

The video shows a man crying who was caught pelting stones in Bareilly and subsequently arrested and beaten by Uttar Pradesh police.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

FACTLY identifies the man in the video as Mohammad Firoz, an imam from Madhubani, Bihar, recounting his ordeal to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. The review says the video is unrelated to Uttar Pradesh and reports that Firoz alleged police assaulted him during a vehicle check on 30 January 2025.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026