The Prayagraj Police has filed FIR against 7 social media handles that used images of dead bodies from Gazipur in 2021 to claim they are from Maha Kumbh 2025. The official handle of Maha Kumbh 2025 had already clarified that the misleading video is from Gazipur in 2021 and false claims are being made about the Maha Kumbh.
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— Kumbh Mela Police UP 2025 (@kumbhMelaPolUP) February 12, 2025
वर्ष 2021 में कोरोना के समय जनपद गाजीपुर में नदी के किनारे मिले शव से सम्बन्धित वीडियो को भ्रामक रूप से महाकुम्भ, प्रयागराज का बताकर अफवाह फैलाने वाले विभिन्न सोशल मीडिया अकाउंट के विरुद्ध कुम्भ मेला पुलिस द्वारा FIR पंजीकृत करके वैधानिक कार्यवाही की जा रही है।… pic.twitter.com/fk0WWVVAvO
The social media handles that have been named in the FIR are:
@Yadavking000011
@B_L__VERMA (X)
@komalyadav_lalubadi94
amar_ydvkvp_5354_ (Facebook)
@KavitaK22628 (X)
@SonyChaudhary70 (X)
@Puatulkumar9795 (YouTube)
The Prayagraj administration has warned that any fear-mongering and spreading of false claims on social media will be dealt with strictly.
