2014 photos of vandalized Hanuman idol in Eluru shared as a recent incident - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
January 21, 2021
A collage with the images of a damaged Hanuman idol is shared on social media claiming it as the visuals of a vandalized Hanuman temple near TEKU bank in Eluru. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Recent pictures of vandalized Hanuman idol in Eluru.
Fact: This incident took place in 2014. The accused in this assault was arrested and punished by the court in 2015. West Godavari police through their tweet clarified that few social media users were sharing this 2014 incident photos as related to a recent incident and were spreading false news. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When we searched for the details of photos shared in the post, we found that West Godavari Police recently made a clarification through a tweet about these photos. In the tweet, West Godavari police clarified that these photos show an old incident that took place at Eluru one Town police station range in 2014. The accused in this assault was arrested and punished by the court in 2015. West Godavari Police shared the same information on their official Facebook page.
It came to our notice that some persons on social media are using this 2014 incident as propaganda material for spreading fake news. We have registered a case in Cr. No. 24/2021 U/s 153-A, 295-A IPC against such people. (2/2) @AndhraPradeshCM @AndhraPradeshHM @FactCheckAPGov pic.twitter.com/i7hmKxica3
West Godavari police also said that the images of vandalized Hanuman idol going viral on social media are old and that they have filed an FIR on a social media user for spreading false news.
The Court Judgement on 2014 Hanuman idol assault in Eluru can be seen below.
To sum it up, 2014 photos of vandalized Hanuman idol in Eluru are being shared as the recent ones.