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The claim

Visuals of a huge crowd gathered for the last rites of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, who died after the Bhojpur police encounter on 17 June 2026.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

FACTLY reports that both videos were posted online before the 17 June 2026 encounter and are unrelated to Tiwari’s death. It identifies one as footage of journalist Govind Sen’s funeral procession in Rajasthan and the other as a crowd gathered near a mining accident in Jharkhand.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026