Video shared as Army “crackdown” on CJP shows Jamia campus security removing hunger strikers on October 17
Video shared as Army “crackdown” on CJP shows Jamia campus security removing hunger strikers on October 17
Executive Summaryसारांश
Indian Army Fact Check has traced the video used to claim an Army crackdown on the Cockroach Janta Party to a report by The Wire. The footage shows students on a hunger strike being removed from Gate No. 7 of Jamia Millia Islamia at 5:30 am on October 17, 2026. The Army had no role in the incident, and no deaths were reported.Indian Army Fact Check has traced the video used to claim an Army crackdown on the Cockroach Janta Party to a report by The Wire. The footage shows students on a hunger strike being removed from Gate No. 7 of Jamia Millia Islamia at 5:30 am on October 17, 2026. The Army had no role in the incident, and no deaths were reported.
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The Indian Army’s fact-check unit has countered posts by the handle “Anushi Tiwari (Proud Indian)” (@indiantiwari011), which claimed the Army had cracked down on the CJP, injuring seven young men and killing two. The Army pointed to a YouTube Short published by The Wire on October 17, 2026, titled “Jamia Students Beaten, Dragged Out Of Campus During Hunger Strike For Union Restoration”. Its on-screen text marks the location as Gate No. 7, JMI, at 05:30 am on October 17, 2026. The clip shows students who were on a hunger strike demanding restoration of the students’ union being pushed out by campus security staff, some of whom wear camouflage-pattern uniforms common among private security guards. According to reports, the students were handed over to Delhi Police and later released. The incident was unrelated to the CJP or the Indian Army, and no one was killed. Using a campus protest clip to invent military violence against young people is meant to turn citizens against the Army, so such posts should be reported, not shared.
The Indian Army’s fact-check unit has countered posts by the handle “Anushi Tiwari (Proud Indian)” (@indiantiwari011), which claimed the Army had cracked down on the CJP, injuring seven young men and killing two. The Army pointed to a YouTube Short published by The Wire on October 17, 2026, titled “Jamia Students Beaten, Dragged Out Of Campus During Hunger Strike For Union Restoration”. Its on-screen text marks the location as Gate No. 7, JMI, at 05:30 am on October 17, 2026. The clip shows students who were on a hunger strike demanding restoration of the students’ union being pushed out by campus security staff, some of whom wear camouflage-pattern uniforms common among private security guards. According to reports, the students were handed over to Delhi Police and later released. The incident was unrelated to the CJP or the Indian Army, and no one was killed. Using a campus protest clip to invent military violence against young people is meant to turn citizens against the Army, so such posts should be reported, not shared.