2015 encounter photo is shared as that of a recent encounter in Hyderabad - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 10, 2019
A post with a photo is being shared on Facebook with a claim that the photo in the post is related to the recent encounter of the accused in the Disha rape case by the Hyderabad police. Let’s try to analyze the authenticity of the claim made in the post.
Encounter photo of accused in Hyderabad Veterinarian Disha rape case.
Fact: The photo in the post is not related to the recent Hyderabad encounter. It’s a photo of an encounter in Chittoor district in the year 2015, where AP police killed few red sanders smugglers. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When the photo in the post was searched using Google reverse image technique, a similar photo was found in an article published by the ‘The Hindu’ newspaper in 2015. From the article, it is understood that it is a photo related to the encounter of red sanders smugglers by AP police in Chittoor district.
To summarize, a photo of a 2015 encounter of red sanders smugglers by AP police in Chittoor district is being circulated as the encounter photo in Hyderabad Veterinarian Disha rape case.
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