Fact check: Despite official denial, viral video showing police beating women workers is from Noida
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On the afternoon of April 13, as factory workers staged protests across Noida, Uttar Pradesh, to demand better wages, two young professionals saw a striking sight on the street opposite the firm where they work.
“It was lunch time and I was on the balcony of my firm’s office,” one of them said. “The police officials arrived here and started beating up people.”
Most of those being beaten up were women workers, said the second eyewitness. “When the officials charged them, one of them shouted at them that assaulting them was a violation of their rights,” the eyewitness said, referring to one of the women who was assaulted. “She demanded to deal with women police officials. But those officials did not relent.”
As the police continued to hit her with lathis, the woman shouted, “Keep beating me. Let’s see how much you can manage”, the eyewitness recalled. The police left soon after – they did not detain the women workers. Since then, it has arrested 396 persons citing rioting and criminal use of force.
Two days later, a video surfaced online showing police officials assaulting women. The video was shared on social media platforms like Instagram and X by several users, including the Uttar Pradesh Congress, who alleged that it showed police...