No, This Video Doesn't Show Police Arresting Samay Raina and Ranveer Allahbadia
A video showing police charging at people has gone viral to claim that it shows comedian Samay Raina and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia being taken into custody from their residence.
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The claim comes after a controversy arose regarding alleged inappropriate remarks by Allahbadia during the show India’s Got Latent, which is hosted by Raina.
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Is the claim true?: The claim is false.
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The video is old from 2023 and shows a fight over parking space in a Greater Noida housing complex.
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The Supreme Court provided Allahbadia with arrest protection, whereas the Maharashtra Cyber Cell rejected Raina’s petition to give his statement remotely. There are no reports confirming their arrest at home.
What we found: At first, we checked about the updates in the cases filed against Allahbadia and Raina.
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The SC granted the podcaster an interim protection from arrest order against all First Information Reports (FIR) filed against him in various states, reported the Times of India.
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As for Raina, the Maharastra Cyber Cell rejected his plea to record his statement via a video call, as the comedian is in the United States of America (USA) till 17 March, reported the Economic Times.
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There were no reports which suggested that the two were arrested from their homes.
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We, then, checked the video footage by dividing it into multiple screenshots and running a Google reverse image search on some of them.
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The reverse image search results led us to a report by the Times of India from August 2023, where the cover video matched the frames of the viral clip.
The report mentioned that the visuals were from Greater Noida.
(Source: TOI/Screenshot)
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As per the report, a fight broke out between two groups over parking space in a Greater Noida society. The fight escalated and the police registered a case against two individuals for allegedly disturbing official work.
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Similarly, NDTV and India Today also reported on the incident in August 2023. They noted that the police were investigating the case.
Conclusion: A false claim has gone viral that the video shows police arresting Allahbadia and Raina.
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Delhi: Passengers urged to reach stations, airport early amid heightened security
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New Delhi (PTI): In view of heightened security arrangements across the national capital, the Delhi Police had issued an advisory urging passengers to reach railway stations, metro stations, and the airport well in advance of their scheduled departures to avoid inconvenience, an official said on Thursday.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Transport Range) Milind Dumbre said that an advisory on Wednesday has been issued to ensure smooth security checks and facilitate timely boarding amid intensified security measures in and around major transport hubs of the city.
"Passengers are advised to reach the railway stations at least one hour before the scheduled departure of their trains, metro stations at least 20 minutes before the scheduled departure, and the airport at least three hours prior to their scheduled flights," Joint CP Dumbre said.
He added that the enhanced security deployment and thorough screening procedures have been put in place as part of precautionary measures.
"Security teams are conducting detailed checks of passengers, luggage, and vehicles entering these facilities. We urge all travellers to cooperate with the police and security personnel to ensure safety and smooth operations," he said.
Passengers' cooperation is solicited to maintain safety and ensure seamless travel arrangements, the Joint Commissioner added.
