Claim that Meerut police killed 7 Muslim youths and demolished mosques is fake; old Sambhal demolition video misused
Claim that Meerut police killed 7 Muslim youths and demolished mosques is fake; old Sambhal demolition video misused
Executive Summaryसारांश
Posts claim Muslims are facing brutality in Meerut, with mosques being demolished and seven Muslim boys killed by Meerut Police. Fact-checkers have marked the claim fake. There are no credible reports of any such killings, and the demolition clip is from Sambhal in June 2026.Posts claim Muslims are facing brutality in Meerut, with mosques being demolished and seven Muslim boys killed by Meerut Police. Fact-checkers have marked the claim fake. There are no credible reports of any such killings, and the demolition clip is from Sambhal in June 2026.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
On October 20, 2026, the X handles “Anushi Tiwari (Proud Indian)” (@indiantiwari011) and “Anushi Tiwari Indian” (@indiantiwari01) posted that, as a “Hindu Indian girl”, the user condemned the “severe brutality” against Muslims in Meerut. The posts claimed mosques were being demolished and seven Muslim boys had been killed by Meerut Police, tagged UP Police and Meerut Police, and added hashtags such as #OIC, #Pakistan and #Iran. The posts paired a clip of police using batons with a video of a two-storey mosque being bulldozed under the caption “Another day. Another Masjid demolished.” Fact-checkers have marked the claim fake. There are no credible news reports or official statements about seven people being killed by police in Meerut. The demolition video is from Kaserua village in Sambhal district on June 6, 2026, when authorities demolished a mosque said to stand on government graveyard land after a court order. The handle @indiantiwari01 has repeatedly spread fabricated content, including the fake “Delhi Police firing, 13 killed” claim and a 2017 Kashmir video passed off as an Army crackdown in Delhi. Its “Hindu girl” framing and hashtags aimed at foreign audiences point to a deliberate attempt to stoke communal tension and international outrage. Such posts should be reported, not shared.
On October 20, 2026, the X handles “Anushi Tiwari (Proud Indian)” (@indiantiwari011) and “Anushi Tiwari Indian” (@indiantiwari01) posted that, as a “Hindu Indian girl”, the user condemned the “severe brutality” against Muslims in Meerut. The posts claimed mosques were being demolished and seven Muslim boys had been killed by Meerut Police, tagged UP Police and Meerut Police, and added hashtags such as #OIC, #Pakistan and #Iran. The posts paired a clip of police using batons with a video of a two-storey mosque being bulldozed under the caption “Another day. Another Masjid demolished.” Fact-checkers have marked the claim fake. There are no credible news reports or official statements about seven people being killed by police in Meerut. The demolition video is from Kaserua village in Sambhal district on June 6, 2026, when authorities demolished a mosque said to stand on government graveyard land after a court order. The handle @indiantiwari01 has repeatedly spread fabricated content, including the fake “Delhi Police firing, 13 killed” claim and a 2017 Kashmir video passed off as an Army crackdown in Delhi. Its “Hindu girl” framing and hashtags aimed at foreign audiences point to a deliberate attempt to stoke communal tension and international outrage. Such posts should be reported, not shared.