A video, showing police arresting a person hidden inside a grave, has gone viral on social media, claiming that a faith healer was held for allegedly duping people.
The video is shared on Facebook with a Hindi caption: “मुरीदों के पुकारने पर पीर साहब कब्र से जवाब देते थे। जब पुलिस को पता चला तो पीर साहब को आवाज़ समेत कब्र से बाहर निकाल लिया । #insta #india #instalike #viralpost।” (English translation: When the devotees called, Pir Saheb used to answer from the grave. When the police came to know, they took out Pir Saheb from the grave.)
Here’s the link to the above post (archive).
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be not from India.
Performing a Reverse Image Search, the NM team spotted the official YouTube page of Hamdard Media Group Canada carrying the same viral video, dated April 11, 2021, with a description: “Punjabi Alive Man in Grave Yard | Peer Baba Grave Yard Viral Video | Fake Peer | Man Grave Yard 2021”
The same video had been found on another YouTube channel, dated February 15, 2020, with a description: “In the area of Sadar Police Station Cantt, Sialkot, a fake peer went into a grave to pray for his disciples for 40 days. Here is the footage of his being taken out from the grave.”
The same video had also been uploaded on a Pakistan-based news channel on February 15, 2020, saying: “Exclusive!! Room In A Grave Of Fake Peer.”
Thus, it is evident from the above information that an old video is being falsely shared as a faith healer arrested in India.
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