Amid tensions between Delhi Police and protesting farmers in the wake of Republic Day violence in the national capital, a message is being shared on social media with a claim that 200 cops have resigned from the force in the form of mutiny.
A Facebook user shared the post with a Punjabi caption, “ਦਿੱਲੀ ਪੁਲਸ ਚ ਬਗਾਵਤ। 200 ਪੁਲਸਕਰਮੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਮਹਿਕਮੇ ਚੋਂ ਅਸਤੀਫ਼ਾ । ਸੇਅਰ ਜਰੂਰ ਕਰੋ”
(Translation: Mutiny in Delhi Police. 200 policemen resign from department Be sure to share)
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We found similar posts on Twitter as well.
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the claim and found it to be false.
Firstly, with some keywords from the viral message, we ran a Google search but found no media report regarding the claim.
Subsequently, we ran a Reverse Image Search of the picture being shared with the message and found an article by Hindustan Times, dated June 2018, featuring the same image with a caption “Eight people have been nabbed on charges of attacking a couple over an alleged affair.” The image was credited to news agency PTI.
The same image is featured in an article by India TV.
On further investigation, we found a fact check regarding the same post by government’s nodal agency, PIB, refuting the news of mass resignation by 200 cops.
दावा: सोशल मीडिया पर दावा किया जा रहा है कि दिल्ली पुलिस के 200 पुलिसकर्मियों द्वारा सामूहिक इस्तीफा दिया गया है।#PIBFactCheck: यह दावा #फ़र्ज़ी है। #FakeNews pic.twitter.com/uI1AXqufAY
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) January 30, 2021
Hence, from the above information, it is clear that the message of 200 Delhi cops’ mass resignation is false.
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