Old Video Of A Ropeway Accident In Chhattisgarh Going Viral As Varanasi.

Recently a video of a ropeway accident went viral on social media claiming it to be from Varanasi. Sharing the video, users wrote, “In Varanasi, Modi ji’s 4 KM ropeway was built at a cost of 800 crores.

As soon as it was inaugurated, the cabin broke and fell to the ground — and the funny thing is, a BJP leader fell along with it! 

Such a huge cost and the result – a crash to the ground, new dimensions of corruption?”

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

Fact Check 

We started our investigation by taking screenshots from the viral video and conducting a reverse image search. This led us to a report published in The Times of India on 25 April 2025, which contained an image similar to the screenshots from the viral video. According to the report, the incident took place in Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh.

The report read, “A major accident occurred at Maa Bamleshwari Temple in Dongargarh in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh on Friday when a ropeway trolley packed with devotees suddenly broke and fell to the ground. The shocking incident has left Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) State General Secretary Bharat Verma critically injured. He has been referred to Nagpur for advanced treatment.

According to eyewitnesses, former Home Minister and senior BJP leader Ramsevak Paikra was also inside the trolley at the time of the incident but narrowly escaped with minor injuries. Other BJP leaders, including Daya Singh and Manoj Agrawal, were also present in the same trolley and escaped with bruises.

Local sources allege gross negligence in the operation and maintenance of the ropeway, claiming it is often misused for transporting cement and gravel, instead of being dedicated to pilgrims. They say technical faults are routinely overlooked and maintenance checks are merely a formality.”

Taking this clue, we conducted a relevant keyword search, we found a video report on a YouTube channel that contained clips similar to the viral video.

Moving forward, we found a tweet on the official X handle of the Police Commissionerate Varanasi, on 28 September 2025, refuting the claim.

This makes it clear that the viral video is an old video from Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh.

Conclusion 

From our investigation, we can say that the claim is misleading. The viral video doesn’t show a ropeway accident in Varanasi. This is an old video from Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh.