Violence broke out during the last procession of Goddess Durga's idol in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh on 13 October.
A youth called Ram Gopal Mishra was killed in this violence. Many claims were made on news channels about Mishra being tortured before being killed.
What are the viral claims? In the viral claim, it is said that Mishra was allegedly tortured before getting shot in the following manner:
His toenails were pulled out.
He was attacked with a sharp object near his eyes.
His head and hand were attacked with a sharp weapon.
Electric shocks were also given to Mishra.
Who made these claims?: News outlets such as Aaj Tak anchor Sudhir Chaudhary, ABP News anchor Chitra Tripathi, right-wing news outlet Sudarshan News as well as YouTuber Ajit Bharti shared this claim.
(Archives of other claims can be viewed here and here.)
Are these claims true? No, these claims are misleading.
We got the deceased's postmortem report checked by a forensic expert, who confirmed to us that the claims of torture were not mentioned in the report.
Uttar Pradesh (UP) police and Bahraich Chief Medical Officer (CMO) have also denied these claims and appealed the public not to spread fake news.
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What we found: The Quint accessed the postmortem report of the deceased and got it checked by a forensic expert who spoke to us on the condition of anonymity. The expert told us the following.
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