Workers at a factory in Noida protested on April 14 over layoffs, delayed wages and poor working conditions.
The situation escalated into clashes with police, resulting in detentions and injuries. The Uttar Pradesh Police intervened to disperse the crowd. The incident brought focus to ongoing concerns around labour rights and industrial unrest in the region.
In the above context, a video is being widely shared on social media in which the police is seen beating and arresting a young man.
Social media users shared the video with a caption suggesting that it shows police arresting the workers protesting in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
A social media user shared the video with a caption that reads, “The Godi media is claiming a Pakistan connection for the workers, while the Noida police is kicking them and hiking their salaries. Meanwhile, Modi ji has sworn in West Bengal that he will live for them and die for them, because, well, there are elections there.” (Translated from Hindi)
SouthCheck found that the claim is false. The video is from Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The man in the video was arrested for causing a ruckus in a shop while intoxicated.
Under one of the viral posts on X, the UP Police debunked the claim in the comments on April 14.
In the caption, they stated that the viral video is from Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district. They wrote, “A video of an incident where a young man created a disturbance in an inebriated state in the Budhar police station area of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh, is being circulated by certain social media accounts misleadingly as an event from Gautam Buddha Nagar district, which is entirely false and misleading. All citizens are requested to verify the authenticity of any information/video before sharing it."
We further found that Dainik Bhaskar also shared the same video on April 11.
The report associated with the video stated that a viral video from Shahdol shows police action against a youth accused of creating a disturbance while intoxicated on April 11. The youth allegedly misbehaved and assaulted police during the incident. Authorities intervened, detained him and initiated legal action after the video sparked public attention.
We further found that the same video was also shared by a YouTube channel, Virat 24 News, on April 11. In the video, at around 58 seconds, we can see the same keyframes in the viral video. Also, at around 43 seconds, we can see a signboard with the name of the police station as Budhar, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The video report stated that a drunk man created a ruckus in Shahdol, and a scuffle broke out between the police and the man.