Video From Tripura Going Viral As TMC Leader Threatening A Police Officer In West Bengal.

Recently a video of a woman police officer and a man arguing went viral on social media. The police officer asked the man why such a huge crowd was gathered where a policeman was injured too along with innocent people. She blamed him for breaking the law and order. She said that they will take legal action against the lawbreakers. Then the man told the woman police officer not to threaten him. Sharing the video, users claimed that the man shown in the video is a TMC leader and the incident took place in West Bengal. Sharing the video on Facebook, a user wrote, “We can gather a hundred million people here”: TMC leader threatened a woman IPS officer of DIG rank in West Bengal”

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However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was false. The viral video is not from West Bengal. Here’s the fact check.

Fact Check 

We started our investigation by taking some screenshots from the viral video and conducting a reverse image search. This led us to a report published in The Times of India on 12 April 2025 that contained an image similar to the screenshots from the viral video. According to the report, the incident took place in Unakoti district of Tripura. On 12 April, a rally against the Waqf Amendment Act turned violent, leaving two policemen injured.  According to officials, a rally of members of the Muslim community started in Tillabazar and reached Kubjhar to protest the recently passed Waqf Amendment Act, demanding its immediate withdrawal. The protest began peacefully but took an unexpected turn when the demonstrators, who were not authorised to take out the rally, began marching towards Kailashahar town.

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Using relevant keywords, we found the viral video on a Facebook page uploaded on 12 April 2024. The translation of the Bengali caption of the video reads, “Police Superintendent and District Congress President exchange words over the heated situation in Kailashahar”

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We found a longer version of the viral video on a YouTube channel uploaded on 12 April 2024. According to the video, the man in the viral video arguing with the police officer is the district Congress president and the incident took place in Kailashahar, Tripura. 

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This makes it clear that the viral video is from Tripura and the man shown in the video is a Congress leader.

Conclusion 

From our investigation, we can say that the claim is false. The viral video is not from West Bengal and the man arguing with the police officer is not a TMC leader. The video is from Tripura and the man shown in the video is a Congress leader in the Unakoti district, Tripura.