The claim
The video shows Bajrang Dal members from Rajasthan arriving in West Bengal in the wake of Waqf related protests.
Original review summary
The review identifies the footage as a Ram Navami rally in Barasat on 06 April 2025, not Bajrang Dal members arriving from Rajasthan. It says the rally took place five days before the Waqf-related violence in Murshidabad began on 11 April 2025. [S1: “The video is from a Ram Navami rally held in Barasat, West Bengal, on 06 April 2025. It has no connection to Bajrang Dal members travelling from outside the state.”; “This confirms that the video is from a Ram Navami rally held in Barasat on 06 April 2025, five days before the Waqf-related violence in Murshidabad, which began on 11 April 2025.”][S1]
Additional context
The review says the West Bengal Police Cyber Wing also addressed the misrepresentation on 19 April, describing the footage as a Barasat Ram Navami procession. [S1: “Furthermore, the West Bengal Police Cyber Wing also debunked this claim on their X handle on 19 April, stating that the Ram Navami procession held in Barasat is being deliberately misrepresented on social media as a rally by Bajrang Dal members from Rajasthan to West Bengal.”] [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026