CLOSE * . * Archive * About Us * Contact Us * Other Languages __ * Hindi * Marathi * Malayalam * Gujarati * Tamil * Odia * Assamese * Bangla * APAC __ * Sri Lanka * Myanmar * Cambodia * Afghanistan * Thailand * Consumer Safety Fact Check ![\\"fceng\\"](\\"/images/logo.png?v=1\\") * * * * * ![\\"fceng\\"](\\"/images/logo.png?v=1\\") ![\\"\\"](\\" banner-image-e1702017847923.png\\") ![\\"fceng\\"](\\"/images/logo.png\\") * . * Archive * About Us * Contact Us * Other Languages * Hindi * Marathi * Malayalam * Gujarati * Tamil * Odia * Assamese * Bangla * APAC * Sri Lanka * Myanmar * Cambodia * Afghanistan * Thailand * Consumer Safety Fact Check * ![](\\"/images/home.png\\"/) * >> * False # Old video goes viral as visuals of police catching fake voters during the first phase of general elections in Uttar Pradesh By![\\"Usha](\\"/images/authorplaceholder.jpg\\")Usha Manoj Loading... |20 April 2024 5:07 AM IST ![\\"Old](\\"/images/placeholder.jpg\\") X * Share * Tweet * Whatsapp * Telegram * LinkedIniiiii * __Email * __Print This is an old video taken during polling for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. It dates back to February 2022. ![\\"\\"](\\" content/uploads/2024/04/Hindi-41-1024x576.png\\") Voting is going on eight seats of Uttar Pradesh in the first phase of 2024 general elections. Amidst this, a video of police catching two burkha-clad women for allegedly attempting to cast fake votes is being shared on social media, with the claim that it depicts Uttar Pradesh police dealing with fraudulent voters. Let’s check the truth. > इस बार सख्ती है, समझ लो.... यूपी में बाबा बा- 🔥सलमा नगमा आदि बुर्का की आड़ > अब फर्जी वोटिंग नहीं चल पाएगी।तो ऐसे बहुत सी फर्जी वोटिंग के लिए आ रही > ख्वातीन पकड़ी जा रही है 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/wLF51X2gMM > > — Manoj Singh (@manojkrs29) April 19, 2024 Archive link Fact Check- We started our investigation by conducting a keyword and reverse image search on Google and the results led us to a Facebook post containing the same video uploaded on 15 February 2022 with a caption, “Police in Rampur caught Burqa clad women in attempt of bogus voting, beaten &. Arrested on the spot. #UPElections2022”. We found the same video was shared on Twitter as well, with the same details. Facebook Post Archive link Upon further investigation, we came across several news reports from February 2022 which reported about an event that took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur during the Assembly elections. The report mentions that two burqa-clad women were caught while attempting to cast fake votes during the second phase of polling for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. ![\\"\\"](\\" content/uploads/2024/04/image-35-1024x562.png\\") Archive link As per reports, Muskaan and Rani, two ladies, were found casting fake votes. One of them even pulled off a bogus vote. This incident occurred in Rampur\'s GRP College Polling centre. The police even filed a case against them. ![\\"\\"](\\" content/uploads/2024/04/image-34-1024x664.png\\") Archive link Taking account of all these evidences, we can understand that an old video from Uttar Pradesh is falsely shared as visuals fake voters from today’s election in Uttar Pradesh. Conclusion- Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be False. This is an old video taken during polling for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. It dates back to February 2022. It has no link to 2024 general election in UP. ![\\"Avatar\\"](\\" content/uploads/2019/03/False.png\\") Title:Old video goes viral as visuals of police catching fake voters during the first phase of general elections in Uttar Pradesh Fact Check By: Usha Manoj Result: False ![\\"\\"](\\" content/uploads/2021/03/English-2-scaled.jpg\\"/) 2024 general electionsArrestburkha-clad womenfake voteUP Next Story #### Similar Posts ## ![\\"fceng\\"](\\"/images/logo.png\\") © Copyright 2022, All rights reserved. Powered by Hocalwire X ![\\"sidekick\\"](\\"/images/sidekick-open.png\\")
Video shows taking two women into their custody for casting fake votes during the first phase of 2024 general elections in Uttar Pradesh