A video of drone footage of building rooftops shot by Ranchi Police is being shared on social media with a false and communal claim that the footage showed Muslim houses keeping stones on rooftops to attack Ram Navami processions in Ranchi on the day of the festival BOOM spoke to Ranchi Police who denied the viral claim stating that there is no communal angle to the incident. The police further added that bricks on rooftops were for construction-related activity and the building owners who were sent notices comprised of both Hindus and Muslims.Ranchi Police's Drone Surveillance Video Peddled With False Communal ClaimMUSLIM HOUSES CONSPIRING TO ATTACK RAM NAVAMI PROCESSION?Ranchi Police’s drone footage of building rooftops is viral on social media claiming that it shows Muslim houses kept stones on rooftops to attack Ram Navami processions. Not just social media users, but even news outlets ran it claiming that Muslims were conspiring to attack Ram Navami celebrations.NO COMMUNAL ANGLE TO THE INCIDENTHowever, fact-checkers spoke to Ranchi police who denied any communal angle to the incident.POLICE SAY, 'ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS'Ranchi Police posted on X calling out news outlets for giving sensational headlines. They clarified, 'Drone monitoring of procession routes is a common administrative process.”BOTH HINDUS & MUSLIMS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONSIn fact, SP City Rajkumar Mehta of Ranchi Police told fact-checkers, 'Both Hindu and Muslim owners were given instructions to remove any construction material left on the roofs of some houses.'Remember, misinformation like this paints a different picture of reality. So exercise caution and don’t fall for fake news.