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The claim

Video of a Muslim e-rickshaw driver who died after being brutally beaten by the Lucknow police.

Original publisher’s rating

MISLEADING

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

FACTLY reports that Noor Ahmed lost consciousness after being beaten during an anti-encroachment drive at Nishatganj in Lucknow, but was alive. Lucknow Police said on 9 March 2025 that he was alive and safe; the review also reports that cases were registered against people spreading claims that he had died.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

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