The claim
The video shows Bareilly Police detaining and beating individuals involved in the recent ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests in September 2025.
Original review summary
FACTLY reports that the video does not show police beating people detained in connection with the September 2025 Bareilly protests. It identifies the footage as showing police beating detainees at the Saharanpur city police station in June 2022.[S1]
Additional context
The review says the 2022 footage concerned protests following remarks by BJP spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal about Prophet Muhammad. [S1]
The review reports that a local court discharged eight men on 3 July 2022 after police said there was no evidence against them. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026