The claim
The video shows two individuals arrested by the UP Police for refusing to burn garbage containing dead bodies after the Maha Kumbh stampede.
Original review summary
The review identifies the people in the video as Rajkumar Raghuvanshi and Raj Patel, from Pithampur, Indore. It says they set themselves on fire during a protest against disposal of toxic waste, before the Maha Kumbh began, and that the incident was unrelated to Uttar Pradesh.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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