Old Video From Tripura Shared as Clash With Police Over Cattle Trade in Bengal

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A video has been going viral on social media with the claim that it shows Hindu cattle sellers protesting against the West Bengal government and clashing with the police and Central forces after Muslims in the state boycotted beef. What did the post say?: The post was uploaded by X (formerly Twitter) user 'Taj India' on 19 May with the caption, "Muslims boycott beef due to atrocities by BJP-RSS goons After Bengali-Muslims boycott beef, Hindu cattle sellers protest against the BJP Govt, and the Hindutvavadi Govt lathicharges Hindu cattle sellers! (sic)". The caption also alleges that central forces threw stones at Hindu women during the clash. The post uploaded by X user 'Taj India' on 19 May claiming that the video shows Hindu cattle sellers protesting in West Bengal. The post has garnered over one lakh views after it was uploaded on 19 May.(You can view other archives of similar claims here, here, and here.)What are the facts?: The claim is false. The video is almost two months old and is from Tripura, not West Bengal.Old, Unrelated Video Shared as Bangladeshis Leaving West Bengal After BJP WinHow did we find out the truth?: A reverse image search of the video's keyframes via Google Lens led us to the same video uploaded on Instagram on 1 April by a user named 'India_25_news'. The video was shared with hashtags, such as #TripuraNews and #tipramothaparty. The caption of the video loosely translated to, "On Wednesday, while campaigning in the Halahali-Asarambari ADC constituency, MLA Manoj Deb and candidate Ananta Debbarma, along with police and TSR personnel, fell victim to an attack in the Lambu area."An Instagram post by a user named 'India_25_news' on the attack in Tripura's Lambu. A Google search with the keywords 'Manoj Deb Ananta Debbarma Lambu attack' led us to several news reports from Tripura confirming that the incident took place on 1 April in the Lambu area of Tripura's Dhalai district. This news report by Tripura Times from 1 April stated, "Fifteen personnel of the Tripura Police and Tripura State Rifles were injured after workers of the Tipra Motha Party allegedly attacked the vehicles of BJP MLA Manoj Kanti Deb and party candidate Ananta Debbarma." You can find other news reports on the same incident here and here. The same Google search led us to a Facebook post by Headlines Tripura National on the clash which showed a video of the incident taken from a different place. A Facebook post by Headlines Tripura National on the clash which showed a video of the incident taken from a different place.Conclusion: The video is old and is from Tripura, not West Bengal. Old, Unrelated Video Shared as Bangladeshis Leaving West Bengal After BJP Win(Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details on WhatsApp at 9540511818 , or e-mail it to us at webqoof@thequint.com and we'll fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked stories here.)