Video of a news reporter slapping a District Magistrate (DM) for not following the rules at Maha Kumbh Mela.

Original review summary

FACTLY reports that the video was a scripted sketch by YouTuber Harsh Rajput, not a real incident. It says the matching footage appears in a video uploaded to his verified YouTube channel on 12 February 2025, which included a disclaimer at the beginning.[S1]