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The claim

The viral video shows a Muslim youth named Wahid committing suicide during the 2025 Kanwar Yatra by jumping under a Kanwariyas’ truck.

Rating

MISLEADING

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review says the video shows a 2017 incident in Lahaswara, Saharanpur, not an incident from the 2025 Kanwar Yatra. It also reports that Saharanpur Police and Uttar Pradesh Police clarified in 2022 that the video was old.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026