The video of the man beaten outside the court is from Raipur
On January 26, 2025, a statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, located on Heritage Street in Amritsar, was demolished by 24-year-old Akashdeep Singh. He climbed a ladder, which had been left behind after the Republic Day celebrations, and vandalized the statue using a hammer. The police took immediate action and arrested him. Meanwhile, a video has gone viral on social media showing a man being escorted by the police outside the court while a crowd of lawyers gathered beats him. This video is being circulated with the claim that the man being attacked is the same person who vandalized Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s statue in Amritsar and that the incident occurred while he was being taken to court.
Sharing the video, the handle Adv Jony Ambedkarwadi wrote, “You cannot live peacefully in India after breaking the statue of Baba Saheb no one can save you. Next time if anyone breaks Baba Saheb’s statue, first break it properly, then give it to the police, then the police will also break it. Jai Bhim.” (Archived link)
Another handle Rajeev Kumar stated, “The person who broke Baba Saheb’s statue in Amritsar was beaten up while appearing in court.” (Archived link)
Seema Budh wrote, “Manuwadi who broke Baba Saheb’s statue in Amritsar was beaten up during court appearance.” (Archived link)
The video was also shared by other handle like Gaurav Kumar (Archived link) and Deepak Ayodhyawasi (Archived link).
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At the beginning of our fact-checking research, we conducted a reverse image search of keyframes from the viral video. During this process, we found a report by Dainik Bhaskar featuring the same video. According to the report, the incident took place outside a court in Raipur, Chattisgarh, on January 17, 2025, where a man, accused of attempting to murder a lawyer, was beaten by lawyers.
The person being assaulted in the video is identified as Ajay Singh. He had an ongoing dispute with his brother-in-law, Manoj Kumar Singh, whose case was being handled by his neighbor and lawyer, Dirghash Kumar Sharma. On the morning of January 16, at around 7:30 AM, while Manoj and Dirghash were performing a ritual at a temple, Ajay suddenly arrived and started verbally abusing Dirghash because he was representing Manoj in court. As per Patrika News, the situation escalated as Ajay began attacking Dirghash and even tried to assault him with a stone, causing injuries. He then attempted to stab him with a knife, but bystanders intervened and stopped him. However, he also attacked them.
Following the incident, an FIR was registered against Ajay at Khamtarai Police Station, and he was arrested on charges of assault, abuse, and attempted murder. After his arrest, the police brought Ajay Singh to court for his hearing before the judge.
The Dainik Bhaskar report further mentions that as Ajay was being taken to court, a group of lawyers standing outside became furious. They pulled him by his hair and started beating him. During the scuffle, the steel railing outside the court also broke. Despite large police deployed, the lawyers brutally assaulted Ajay. Several police officers were also injured in the clash.
The incident of a youth being beaten outside the court by crowd of lawyers is not related to the Amritsar incident, where an Ambedkar statue was vandalized.
| Claim | A youth who tried to break Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s statue in Amritsar was beaten up during court hearing. |
| Claimed by | Social media users |
| Conclusion | The video of assault outside the court is from Raipur, Chhattisgarh. A youth Ajay Singh who was accused of attempting to murder a lawyer who was presenting a case against him in court, was beaten fellow lawyers beat. Many policemen were also injured in this fight. |
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