Fact Check: Viral ‘Vote Jihad’ Video Of Police Catching Man In Burqa Is From Pakistan, Not Linked To 2024 Polls

Fact Check: Viral video claiming that a Muslim man in a burqa was caught casting fake votes in 2024 Lok Sabha polls is false. The actual video dates back to June 2023 and was shot in Lahore, Pakistan.

'Vote Jihad'? Screenshot of X post shared with a false claim.

Claim

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Police officer catches a burqa-clad Muslim man for casting fake votes during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

 

Fact

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Viral video dates back to June 2023 and is from Lahore, Pakistan.

 

Fact Check: Social media users are widely sharing a video that shows a police officer catching a Muslim man who was wearing a burqa, with the claim that he was set to cast fake votes in the ongoing general elections. The users called the case an example of “vote jihad” in the current elections that have completed two terms. 'Vote jihad' is a term that has sparked a new row with the Uttar Pradesh Police filing a case against Congress leader Salman Khurshid and his niece Maria Alam Tuesday after she called for a “vote jihad” in favour of the I.N.D.I.A bloc candidate from the Farrukhabad Lok Sabha seat.

The archived version of the tweet can be seen here.

Fact

Newschecker first ran a reverse image search of keyframes of the video, which led us to this Twitter post, sharing a clearer version of the video, dated June 19, 2023. A similar Facebook post can be seen here, dated June 18, 2023, which confirms that the viral video predates the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, while indicating that it is from Pakistan.

"Commercial use of #Hijab in Capital city police #pakistan" pic.twitter.com/2JyKG4hmyS

— Mahak The Fragrance of Nationalism (@MahakAajkal) June 19, 2023

We saw that the logo on the wall (left) behind the police officer and the man wearing a burqa was that of the Capital City Police Lahore.

A relevant keyword search led us to this post, dated June 18, 2023, from the official Twitter account of the Lahore Police, addressing the incident in the viral video, which confirms that it is not related to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

The recent incident involving the arrest of a person cloaked in woman attire has raised concern. While it was a lawful arrest carried out by SI Qadeer, what followed next was distressing as the police officer resorted to indecent gestures while stripping the accused of the
1/2 https://t.co/SyS5GvBLox

— Lahore Police Official (@Lahorepoliceops) June 18, 2023

Conclusion

Viral video of police officer catching man wearing a burqa is from Pakistan and not from the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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