Fact Check: Video Does Not Show Khatu Shyam Assault Accused; Viral Claim Is False
Vishvas News, in its investigation, found that the claim about the police parading the accused in connection with the Khatu Shyam case is false. The video is from Alwar, where the police had arrested four individuals for allegedly attacking a traffic policeman during a Muharram procession.. This clip is now being shared with a misleading claim by linking it to the Khatu Shyam case.
- By: Pragya Shukla
- Published: Jul 17, 2025 at 02:34 PM
- Updated: Aug 22, 2025 at 06:17 PM
New Delhi (Vishvas News). A video attributed to the Rajasthan Police is rapidly going viral on social media. The video features police escorting several individuals, some of whom appear to be limping. The video is being shared with claims that the Rajasthan Police arrested four shopkeepers involved in the assault on devotees in Khatu Shyam and paraded them publicly.
Vishvas News, in its investigation, found that the viral claim is false. The video is from Alwar, where police arrested four individuals for allegedly attacking a traffic policeman during the Muharram procession. The procession shown in the video was conducted in that context. The same clip is being falsely linked to the Khatu Shyam incident.
What is going viral?
Instagram user ‘happygoyal17’ shared the viral post on July 14, 2025, with the caption “The four shopkeepers who beat up the devotees of Khatushyam ji… after distributing prasad, the police took out a procession.”
Investigation
To verify the authenticity of the viral claim, we conducted a Google search using relevant keywords. This led us to a related report published four days ago on the Dainik Bhaskar website. The report was. According to the information provided in the report, “The police have arrested 4 people in connection with the attack on traffic policeman Pradeep Kumar, who was coming out of the crowd on the day of Muharram on July 6 in Alwar city. Then a veiled procession of the four accused was taken out around the Jail Square.”
Based on the information received, we conducted a Google search using relevant keywords and found a related post on the official Facebook account of Zee Rajasthan, shared on July 11, 2025. According to the post, ” Alwar: Case of assault on a policeman, police took out a procession of the accused.” In the video, City CO Angad Sharma can be seen saying that the police had arrested 4 people for attacking traffic policeman Pradeep Kumar on the day of Muharram. Action is being taken against them.
According to a report published on the NDTV Rajasthan website on July 11, 2025, police arrested three accused, namely Aghik alias Siddiq, Mohammad Kaif alias Nandu Khan, and Shahid Ali alias Balla, in connection with the attack on a traffic policeman on Muharram.
We came across a post related to the claim shared on the official X account of the Alwar police on July 11, 2025. According to the information provided, “Shivaji Park police station Alwar… 03 vicious criminals who attacked a policeman on the occasion of Muharram festival were arrested.”
According to a report published on Navbharat Times website on 11 July 2025, “Devotees from Madhya Pradesh had come to visit Khatushyamji, a famous religious place in Rajasthan. Then it started raining heavily and when they entered a shop in the hope of shelter, an argument started. The matter escalated so much that lathi charge started around the temple. There was a fierce fight between the devotees and the shopkeepers, in which women and children also got injured. Devotees allege that the shopkeepers beat them fiercely with sticks. Women were not spared. There was no hesitation in hitting them with sticks. Women also showed the marks of injury.”
According to a post dated July 12, 2025, on the official X account of Sikar Police, “The police took action and arrested four shopkeepers.”
For further clarification, we contacted Rajasthan-based journalist Santosh Pandey. He confirmed that the viral video is from Alwar, where the police arrested the individuals for allegedly attacking a policeman during the Muharram procession. Following the arrest, the police conducted a public parade of the accused.
Lastly, we scanned the account of the user who shared the video with the false claim and found that the user ‘happygoyal17’ has over 2000 followers.
Conclusion: Vishvas News, in its investigation, found that the claim about the police parading the accused in connection with the Khatu Shyam case is false. The video is from Alwar, where the police had arrested four individuals for allegedly attacking a traffic policeman during a Muharram procession.. This clip is now being shared with a misleading claim by linking it to the Khatu Shyam case.
- Claim Review : Video of the accused who assaulted devotees at Khatu Shyam.
- Claimed By : Instagram user ‘happygoyal17’
- Fact Check : False
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