Fact Check: Staged Video Of Muslim Man 'Threatening To Suspend Cop' Is Viral
A viral video claiming a Muslim man threatened a police officer is fake. Deepak Sharma, a content creator known for scripted videos, created it.
The Verdict [False]
The video is scripted and uploaded by Deepak Sharma, a digital creator known for his scripted content.
What is the claim?
A video showing a man wearing a skullcap arguing with a police officer has gone viral on social media, accompanied by claims that a man named Salim threatened the officer. In the video, the man asserts he can have the officer suspended within two hours. The officer is then seen dismissing him from the police station.
The video was shared on Facebook with a Hindi caption that translates to: "Salim threatened the police. Look at their mentality. This is how they speak to a policeman. These Madrasa people should be arrested."
An X (formerly Twitter) user also posted the video with the same caption, and the post garnered over 556,500 views. While the user acknowledged doubts about the video’s authenticity and called for action if it proved fake, the post has not been deleted or edited. The user has also engaged with several disparaging comments.
However, the video is not a recording of a real incident. It was created by Deepak Sharma, a digital content creator known for producing scripted videos.
What are the facts?
A reverse image search of the viral video led to an Instagram account called Monty Deepak Sharma, with the handle 'monty_deepak_sharma_' (archived here). The bio identifies the user as a video creator.
The now-viral video was first posted on this account on March 17, 2025 (archived here), though it does not specify when or where the incident supposedly occurred. The same video was also uploaded to Sharma’s YouTube channel.
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Scrolling through the Instagram account reveals several other videos featuring the same individuals seen in the viral clip. Notably, the man in the police uniform appears in a separate video posted on March 23, 2025 (archived here), portraying a different character while holding a rifle. A distinct tattoo under his right ear matches in both videos.
Likewise, the man wearing the skullcap also appears in another video — this time portraying a truck driver — uploaded to Sharma’s YouTube channel on March 18, 2025 (archived here).
Logically Facts has contacted Sharma for comment. This story will be updated if a response is received.
Logically Facts has previously fact-checked numerous scripted videos that were falsely shared on social media with communal claims as though they depicted real events.
The verdict
The viral video claiming to show a Muslim man threatening a police officer is scripted and does not depict a real incident.
[This story was originally published by Logically Facts, as part of the Shakti Collective. Except for the headline and excerpt, this story has not been edited by ABP LIVE staff.]
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