As polls were held in several states in India -- including Madhya Pradesh, where the incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan sought reelection -- social media users have shared a video with a false claim it shows the moment when police opened fire on protesting farmers during a deadly clash in the state "in 2016". While a clash in the state led to the death of at least five people in 2017, the video shared in false posts actually shows a mock drill in eastern India.

"In 2016, the Shivraj government shot six farmers in Mandsaur for demanding the right price for their produce. The same government is now portraying itself as farmer friendly," reads the Hindi-language caption of a Facebook post shared here on November 11.

The text overlaid on the video reads: "Mandsaur firing: This is how Shivraj shot the farmers."

The 30-second video, which has been viewed more than 100 times, shows two policemen pointing their guns at a group of protesters before opening fire. As a couple of protesters fall to the ground, they are rushed away on a stretcher. Paramilitary personnel armed with batons and shields then start marching towards the protesters.

Mandsaur is a city located in the Madhya Pradesh state in central India, currently ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with Chouhan as the majority leader in the state assembly. The video was shared ahead of the assembly election on November 17.

At least five people were killed during clashes between police and protesters in June...

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