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2017 Newspaper Clipping of BJP Leader Juhi Choudhary Arrested in Child Trafficking Shared as Recent

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A newspaper clipping in going viral on social media which states that in Bengal a BJP leader Juhi Choudhary has been arrested for child trafficking. The newspaper clipping is being shared as recent.

Sharing the newspaper clipping, the handle @/margdata8705 wrote, “Are they now trying their hand at child trafficking while engaging in vote theft? BJP Mahila Morcha’s General Secretary arrested in a child trafficking case!” (Archived link)

Another handle Savita Kumari stated, “BJP calls itself a cultured party, so is this what culture looks like?” (Archived link)

Handle Arun Rao Ambedkar asserted, “If Modi is there, it’s possible.” (Archived link)

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Fact Check

In our fact check research, we ran a keyword search and found that the newspaper clipping dates back to 2017. According to NDTV report dated March 1, 2017, BJP Mahila Morcha leader Juhi Choudhary was arrested in connection with the child trafficking along the India-Nepal border.

The news of Juhi Choudhary arrest is from March 2017.
Source- NDTV

Following this, she was remanded to CID custody for 12 days. After her arrest, the BJP had also expelled her from the party. Juhi Choudhary, however, claimed she has been framed as part of a political conspiracy.

In conclusion, the newspaper clipping stating that the BJP leader Juhi Choudhary has been arrested on the charged of child trafficking is not recent; the incident dates back to March 2017.

ClaimA newspaper clipping shows BJP leader Juhi Choudhary was recently arrested for child trafficking.
Claimed bymargdata8705, Savita Kumari, and Arun Rao Ambedkar
Fact checkThe clipping is old; Juhi Choudhary’s arrest happened in March 2017.

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