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The claim

The video shows a woman crying after being subjected to a police lathi charge during the recent students’ protest in Jharkhand.

Rating

MISLEADING

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

FACTLY reports that the video does not show a woman being lathi-charged during the Jharkhand student protest. It identifies the footage as being from a student protest in Patna, Bihar, in July 2026, before the police action in Ranchi on 10 August 2026.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026