New Delhi: A 13-week-old Instagram video has gone viral after netizens linked it to the recent blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, which killed at least twelve people. The reel, originally posted nearly three months ago, appears to hint at a “major incident” that would divert attention from the alleged “vote scam” controversy in the country.
The video shows a man in a formal suit sitting pensively, with the text overlay: “When you realise something big is gonna happen in the country to overshadow the vote scam!” The clip has now crossed over 2.1 million views, drawing renewed attention amid heightened political and public tension following the Red Fort explosion.
The “vote scam” debate resurfaced last week when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission (EC) of colluding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to manipulate results in the Haryana Assembly elections. Gandhi alleged a “centralised operation” created over 25 lakh fake voters through duplicate entries and altered photographs. The EC, however, dismissed these claims as “baseless.”
Soon after the blast, social media users began revisiting the old reel, with many suggesting it “predicted” a distraction from ongoing controversies. Comments on the video reflected both shock and suspicion. One user wrote, “The silence scares me. They are plotting something big. I pray for the innocents.” Another said, “The BJP senses the ground slipping under its feet and is desperate.”
Other comments under the resurfaced video mentioned past national events such as “Terrorist attack, Demonetization, CAA, NRC,” with one user warning, “Attack hone wala hai 😢.” Some had even speculated earlier that any such incident could carry religious or communal undertones.
After the Delhi blast, the reel flooded with fresh comments like “3-month-old reel trending again! Not a proud moment but one of sorrow. Stay strong Delhi ❤️🩹” “Ho gaya...🔥 Blast in Delhi.” “Yeah, the Red Fort bomb blast as a distraction to get protests away too.” “Whenever there’s a bottleneck for BJP, they have insane plans like this… even Delhi CM must’ve known.”
Referring to similar instances, one user drew parallels with the Pahalgam attack, claiming it too coincided with Muslim protests over the Waqf Amendment Act.
Summing up the public sentiment, another commenter wrote, “How can the public be fans of a party like it’s an IPL team? They’re public servants treating us like pawns while filling their pockets.” The same user alleged that agencies like the EC and EDI were being misused, urging citizens to “wake up before it’s too late.”
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Shivamogga (Karnataka) (PTI): Thirty-six people were injured on Monday after a private bus allegedly went out of control and plunged off a bridge in the district, police said.
The incident occurred at around 1.30 pm near Kagehalla in Veerapura village of Bhadravati taluk, they said.
According to police, the bus was travelling from Channagiri in Davanagere district to Bhadravati when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle near a bridge across a stream.
The bus hit the bridge’s side barrier and overturned into the stream below, which had a very low water level.
A total of 36 people, including the driver and conductor, were injured in the accident, a senior police officer said.
Of them, 25 sustained minor injuries and were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, he added.
A case has been registered at the Bhadravati Rural police station, and further investigation is underway, police said.
