{"id":112207,"date":"2021-04-08T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=183717"},"modified":"2021-04-08T11:00:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T11:00:48","slug":"mock-drill-of-police-apprehending-terrorists-at-dahod-railway-station-believed-to-be-true-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/04\/08\/mock-drill-of-police-apprehending-terrorists-at-dahod-railway-station-believed-to-be-true-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mock drill of police apprehending terrorists at Dahod Railway Station believed to be true"},"content":{"rendered":"

A video of police officers arresting two people from a railway station is gathering a lot of traction on social media. It has been claimed police arrested terrorists in Gujarat\u2019s Dahod city. Sharing the video, Facebook user Akash Kumar wrote, \u201cSee how the brave soldiers of the country caught terrorists in Dahod station #Jaihind\u2026\u201d. It had garnered over 59,000 views at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

A Facebook page titled \u2018E UP Hai Chacha\u2019 also posted the video with the same claim, where it garnered 50 million views and 6,700 shares before it was deleted. (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Facebook page \u2018HN24 News\u2019 shared the clip with the same claim. (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

It is being circulated widely<\/a> on Facebook.<\/p>\n

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Fact-check<\/h4>\n

A closer look at the video confirms that it is from Dahod Railway Station.<\/p>\n

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Alt News performed a keyword search which led us to an article in the Gujarati newspaper Divya Bhaskar<\/a> dated April 2. It states that on March 31, a mock drill was conducted in Dahod Railway Station. After the video went viral, rumours began spreading about terrorists being caught in areas around Dahod.<\/p>\n

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Therefore, a mock drill video at the railway station in Dahod city was shared as real. Social media users believed that terrorists were actually apprehended by the police. In the past, similar mock drill videos<\/a> have been shared with misleading claims.<\/p>\n

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