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The claim

Video of a Muslim Congress leader named Abdul being beaten by people in public in Rajasthan for removing a saffron flag.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

FACTLY reports that the video shows Congress leader Ramkesh Meena being attacked in Gangapur City, Rajasthan, not a Muslim leader named Abdul being beaten for removing a saffron flag. It says the attack occurred during the Bharat Bandh on 2 April 2018, when a group assaulted Meena. The review rates the claim false.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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