On September 19, 2022, Dainik Bhaskar claimed in a tweet that in Gujarat’s Kajra village, a young man accepted a social media challenge, then broke the statue of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the village park to complete the challenge.
Fact Check
Our team conducted research to verify the claim made by Dainik Bhaskar. In our research, we found the tweet by News18 Rajasthan. Tagging the Twitter handle of Jhunjhunu police in the tweet, it was stated that last night former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s statue was vandalized. Based on the information they had, Pilani police arrived at the location. The Rajasthan police desk responded by tagging the Jhunjhunu police and requesting an update on the issue. In response, Jhunjhunu police stated that Vrittidhikari Chirawa and a concerned SHO were on the scene. An investigation is going on in this regard. They have not yet received the report. The search for the accused is on.
It is evident from the twitter thread that the incident happened in Rajasthan, not Gujarat, as Dainik Bhaskar had claimed.
We went to the Indian Village Directory website to confirm that Kajra village is indeed located in Rajasthan. Kajra village is certainly located in the Chirawa tehsil of the Rajasthan district of Jhunjhunu, according to information on Indian Village Directory.
To learn more about the incident, through a keyword search using “former PM Indira Gandhi statue vandalized in Kajra” we came across the report by Zee Rajasthan. According to the report, Mukesh Gurjar, a young man from Kajra village, challenged to break the statue of former prime minister Indira Gandhi at the local park by posting a status on his mobile. After that, yesterday the same young man took the responsibility of destroying the statue by putting status on social media. The youth absconded after the incident.
The Gram Panchayat Sarpanch lodged a police report against the young man for hurting the sentiments of the people and causing damage to state property.
The alleged offender was taken into custody by the police. In a statement, ADM JP Gaur said that the guy who damaged the statue has been taken into custody by the Baroda Police. To arrest him, the police force departed from Jhunjhunu. After questioning the defendant, the truth will become apparent. He said that the work on fixing the damaged statue will also be completed.
Our research revealed that the incident involving the young guy who damaged the statue of former prime minister Indira Gandhi occurred in Kajra village, which is located in Rajasthan, not Gujarat. Hence, Dainik Bhaskar’s tweet is misleading.
| Claim | A man vandalizing the former PM Indira Gandhi’s statue incident took place in Gujarat |
| Claimed by | Dainik Bhaskar |
| Fact Check | Misleading |
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