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Fact CrescendoCrime & justice

Claim: Gau Rakshaks beaten 3 people in Madhya Pradesh

Publisher’s rating: TRUE

Fact Crescendo examined a Facebook post and a Vikatan report about three people—two men and a woman—who were said to be carrying beef in an auto in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, and were attacked by cow-protection activists. The review says it searched for evidence that an incident had occurred there and found reports and video evidence relating to an event said to have happened on May 24, 2019. The review then says it examined reporting by Scroll. According to its account of that report, police arrested four people, including the Seoni district Sri Ram Sena leader, identified as Baghel, in connection with the assault. The three people who were attacked were also arrested on allegations of possessing beef. The review adds that police arrested two more people two days later on suspicion of supplying them with beef. On this basis, the review concluded that the Vikatan report and the Facebook post it assessed conveyed true information. The evidence described supports the central claim that three people were assaulted in Seoni; it also shows that the victims faced separate allegations and arrests concerning beef. The excerpt does not provide details of the video’s provenance or independently reproduce the underlying reports, so those details cannot be assessed from this text alone.