A video (here, here and here) going viral on social media shows police beating two youths while parading them on the road. The youths can be heard repeatedly saying in Hindi, “Gau hamari maa hai, police hamare baap hain” (Cow is our mother, police are our father). The claim circulating with the video states that this incident took place in Delhi as punishment for cow slaughter. Let’s verify the truth behind this claim.
Claim: The video shows Delhi Police parading and beating two men for allegedly slaughtering a cow.
Fact: The video is from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, not Delhi. On 03 March 2025, Ujjain Police paraded two accused, Aqib and Salim, for alleged cow smuggling near Jaithal on February 16-17. SP Ujjain’s official X account posted a clarification video confirming the location and details. Hence, the claim is FALSE.
To verify the claim, we conducted a reverse image search, which led us to an extended version of the viral video on the Punjab Kesari MP YouTube channel, posted on 03 March 2025. The report stated that Ujjain police had taken out a procession of individuals accused of cow slaughter. During the march, the accused were heard shouting slogans like “Gau hamari maa hai, police hamare baap hain” (Cow is our mother, police are our father). There is no mention of Delhi in the video, confirming that the incident took place in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, not Delhi.
Further research led us to multiple news reports (here, here and here) about the incident. According to these reports, on 03 March 2025 Ujjain police paraded two accused, Aqib and Salim, for alleged cow slaughter near Jaithal on February 16-17. During the procession, the accused shouted slogans like “Cow is our mother, police is our father.” Bajrang Dal and VHP later honoured the police for the arrests, while a third accused, Sheru, remains absconding. Multiple criminal cases are registered against the arrested individuals.
A clarification video was posted on 03 March 2025 from SP Ujjain’s official X account, featuring an image of the two accused along with a statement from police officer Nitesh Bhargava. In the video, he explains that on 16 February 2025, Ghatiya police received information about cattle found near a Swift Dzire with some suspects nearby. The police seized the cattle and the vehicle, and the accused involved in cow smuggling have now been arrested. This confirms that the video is from Ujjain, not Delhi.
To sum up, this video of police parading cow smuggling accused is from Ujjain, not Delhi
