Old video of overcrowded train falsely shared as people heading to Jantar Mantar protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Old video of overcrowded train falsely shared as people heading to Jantar Mantar protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Executive Summaryसारांश
A viral video of a train packed with people, including many on its roof, claims to show protesters heading to Jantar Mantar to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. The video is unrelated to any protest against the CEC.A viral video of a train packed with people, including many on its roof, claims to show protesters heading to Jantar Mantar to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. The video is unrelated to any protest against the CEC.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
A 19-second clip posted on X on October 10, 2026, has drawn over 57,000 views. It carries the Hindi caption "हम आ रहे हैं जंतर मंतर वोट चोर ज्ञानेश कुमार को हटाने के लिए प्रोटेस्ट करेंगे" (We are coming to Jantar Mantar to protest for the removal of “vote thief” Gyanesh Kumar). The video shows a train so crowded that hundreds of passengers are sitting on its roof. It is being shared amid the political row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls and the opposition’s protests against the CEC. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading, finding that the footage has nothing to do with any such protest. Scenes of rooftop train travel like this are commonly seen during festival rush in Bangladesh, and old crowd videos are often reused during political controversies to exaggerate public support, so such clips should be checked before being shared.
A 19-second clip posted on X on October 10, 2026, has drawn over 57,000 views. It carries the Hindi caption "हम आ रहे हैं जंतर मंतर वोट चोर ज्ञानेश कुमार को हटाने के लिए प्रोटेस्ट करेंगे" (We are coming to Jantar Mantar to protest for the removal of “vote thief” Gyanesh Kumar). The video shows a train so crowded that hundreds of passengers are sitting on its roof. It is being shared amid the political row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls and the opposition’s protests against the CEC. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading, finding that the footage has nothing to do with any such protest. Scenes of rooftop train travel like this are commonly seen during festival rush in Bangladesh, and old crowd videos are often reused during political controversies to exaggerate public support, so such clips should be checked before being shared.