Around nine people, including a few police personnel, were injured during clashes that erupted in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on April 16, 2022, during the Hanuman Jayanti procession. So far, 25 people have been arrested in connection with the violence. Two juveniles have also been apprehended.
Following this, an image has surfaced on social media platforms showing some men holding swords in their hands while some people can be seen holding saffron flags in the background. It is being claimed that the visuals are from the recent ‘Shobha Yatra’ organized in Jahangirpuri, Delhi.
A Facebook user shared the image with the caption, “This is the picture of Shobha Yatra in Jahangir Puri in Delhi. Look at the faces of these youngsters and guess their age. Is their age to study and write or job, employment. But they have weapons in their hands? After all, where these hateful people want to take the future of the country is clearly visible from the picture.”
(Original:ये दिल्ली में जहांगीर पुरी में हुई शोभा यात्रा की तस्वीर है। आप इन युवाओं की शक्लें देखिए और इनकी उम्र का अंदाज़ा लगाइए। इनकी पढ़ने लिखने की उम्र या नौकरी,रोज़गार करने की उम्र है। लेकिन इनके हाथो मे हथियार है ?आखिर नफरतवादी लोग देश के भविष्य को किस ओर ले जाना चाहते है,तस्वीरो से साफ दिखाई दे रहा है)
The image is doing rounds on Twitter with a similar caption.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the viral image and found it to be shared with a false claim.
On performing a Reverse Image Search, we found the same image on several blog posts that were published back in 2010 and 2013.
NewsMobile couldn’t independently verify the context of the image or when it was taken, however, as it was available online in 2010 as well, it is clear that the image is not related to the recent clashes in Delhi.
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