Over a year old video of criminal drinking beer in police van goes viral

Ahmedabad: A video recently went viral depicting a criminal allegedly drinking beer inside an Ahmedabad police van. The footage raised concerns until it was revealed that the video is actually more than a year old.

#Gujarat : सोशल मीडिया में #Ahmedabad का एक वीडियो तेजी से वायरल हो रहा हैं, जिसमें पुलिस कार में अपराधी “बियर” 🍻 पी रहा हैं ऐसा दावा किया जा रहा हैं। pic.twitter.com/gYOdlAUm7R

— Kaushik Kanthecha (@Kaushikdd) July 12, 2024

The accused, Gotu alias Jorawarsinh Zala, is currently in jail facing charges of murder. There are a total of 11 criminal cases registered against him.

Ahmedabad Police made clarification of this video on X stating that upon investigation, they found that the video was not from Ahmedabad. The video was originally from Santhal Police Station in Mehsana district. The police asserted that the video was being maliciously circulated to defame the Ahmedabad City Police. DeshGujarat

અમદાવાદ શહેરમાં પીસીઆરમાં આરોપી બિયર પી રહ્યો છે તેવો વિડિયો વાયરલ થયેલ તે અંગે તપાસ કરતા આ વિડીયો અમદાવાદ શહેરનો હોવાનું જણાઈ આવેલ નથી.અમદાવાદ શહેર પોલીસની છબી ખરડાય તે હેતુસર આ વિડીયો વાયરલ કરવામાં આવી રહ્યો છે.@sanghaviharsh @GujaratPolice pic.twitter.com/v8z2RT3qkQ

— Ahmedabad Police અમદાવાદ પોલીસ (@AhmedabadPolice) July 12, 2024