Fact-Check: Old Clip of Pappu Yadav Crying Falsely Linked to Baba Siddique Case

A short video of Bihar Member of Parliament Rajesh Ranjan, alias , is being shared on social media platforms.

Yadav can be seen shedding tears as he talks to the media from inside a car in the video. It is claimed that he had a breakdown following the murder of politician .

Those sharing wrote, "Pappu Yadav was killing Lawrence Bishnoi this evening; maybe someone beat him up on the way; he is crying loudly. (sic)"

An archive of the post can be found . 

(Archives of similar claims can be found and .)

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Is this true?: The claim is false.

• The clip is from 2018 and shows Yadav crying following an alleged assault by protesters in .

What we found: We divided the video into multiple screenshots and ran a Google reverse image search on some of them.

• We came across a YouTube video uploaded by on 6 September 2018.

• According to the video description, Yadav became emotional while talking to reporters after allegedly being assaulted by demonstrators during a 'Bharat Bandh' (countrywide strike) on his way to the 'Nari Bachao Yatra' (Save Women March).

• The viral clip can be seen at the 0:39 timestamp, providing evidence that it predates Siddique's murder.

• As per a report by in 2018, a countrywide strike was organised on 6 September 2018 to demonstrate against the changes made to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in that year.

• Yadav informed the press that while on his way to a women's safety walkathon, he was intercepted and attacked by a group of protesters in Muzaffarpur. This report featured a comparable view of Yadav seated in the vehicle, aligning with the images seen in the popular video.

• also reported on the incident in 2018.

Why did protests occur?: In September 2018, 35 upper-caste groups organised a 'Bharat Bandh' in opposition to changes made to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

• The Rajya Sabha approved a bill to overturn a Supreme Court decision that had eliminated the provision allowing for immediate arrest of individuals accused under the Act, mandating a preliminary investigation by police prior to arrest, noted an report.

Conclusion: A video from 2018 of Yadav crying after being attacked by protesters is being falsely shared as him getting emotional over the murder of Baba Siddique.

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