Old Unrelated Video Of Torching A BJP Office In Leh Going Viral As A Recent Protest Against The New UGC Bill.

A video went viral on social media with the claim that a BJP office was set on fire by the people protesting against the new UGC Bill.

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However, upon investigation, we discovered that the claim was misleading. The viral video is old and unrelated to the new UGC Bill. 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 on September 24, 2025, containing an image similar to the screenshots from the viral video. The report read, “A BJP office was torched while the situation in Leh town turned tense amid stone-pelting, teargas, and baton charges.

Protests turned violent during a shutdown called by the Leh Apex Body (LAB), a coalition of political, religious, and civil society groups pressing for statehood and Sixth Schedule protections for the Union Territory. 

What had started as a show of anger over the Centre’s delay in holding “result-oriented” talks eventually spiralled. LAB’s youth wing had launched a 35-day hunger strike earlier this month; two participants ended up in hospital, triggering calls for Tuesday’s shutdown. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who ended his own 15-day hunger strike even as clashes intensified, pleaded with supporters not to let the movement slide into chaos.”

Taking this clue, we conducted a relevant keyword search. This led us to a video, similar to the viral one, uploaded on the official YouTube channel of ANI on 24 September 2025.

The description of the video read, “BJP Office in Leh set on fire during a massive protest by people of Ladakh demanding statehood”

Other reports can be read here and here.

This makes it clear that the viral video is old and unrelated to the new UGC Bill.

Conclusion 

From our investigation, we can say that the claim is misleading. The viral video doesn’t show a protest against the new UGC Bill. This is an old video from Leh, when a BJP office was set on fire during the protest in Ladakh demanding statehood.