Video of overcrowded Bangladesh train falsely shared as CJP supporters heading to Jantar Mantar protest
Video of overcrowded Bangladesh train falsely shared as CJP supporters heading to Jantar Mantar protest
Executive Summaryसारांश
A viral video of a train packed with passengers, many on its roof, claims to show CJP supporters travelling to Delhi for the proposed October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. The clip was posted on September 5 by a Dhaka-based Facebook page that shares videos of railways in the region.A viral video of a train packed with passengers, many on its roof, claims to show CJP supporters travelling to Delhi for the proposed October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. The clip was posted on September 5 by a Dhaka-based Facebook page that shares videos of railways in the region.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
Ahead of the proposed October 10, 2026 protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a 19-second video spread on X showing a train so crowded that hundreds of people were sitting on its roof. The video was shared as CJP supporters making their way to Delhi for the protest and drew over 57,000 views. PTI Fact Check found that the footage is unrelated to the protest and is not from India. It was first posted on September 5, 2026, more than a month before the protest, by the Dhaka-based Facebook page “RRBD” with the caption “Roof status: FULL!”. The page regularly posts videos of Bangladesh’s railway network. Reusing foreign crowd footage to exaggerate turnout at political events is a common misinformation tactic, so a video’s original source and date should be checked before it is shared.
Ahead of the proposed October 10, 2026 protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a 19-second video spread on X showing a train so crowded that hundreds of people were sitting on its roof. The video was shared as CJP supporters making their way to Delhi for the protest and drew over 57,000 views. PTI Fact Check found that the footage is unrelated to the protest and is not from India. It was first posted on September 5, 2026, more than a month before the protest, by the Dhaka-based Facebook page “RRBD” with the caption “Roof status: FULL!”. The page regularly posts videos of Bangladesh’s railway network. Reusing foreign crowd footage to exaggerate turnout at political events is a common misinformation tactic, so a video’s original source and date should be checked before it is shared.