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Video shows a sarpanch being thrashed by residents in Bihar for seeking votes for an ex-AIMIM MLA.
Viral claim is false; video shows a heated clash between two groups during a gram panchayat meeting in Assam.
Several social media users are circulating a 23-second video, claiming that it shows a village sarpanch in Bihar being beaten up by villagers while seeking votes for an MLA who has left the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in the state.
The archived version of the post can be seen here.
Newschecker ran a reverse image search of keyframes, which led us to a clearer version of the video on Youtube, uploaded by India Today NE on August 4, 2025, headlined, “Assam: Chairs go flying as panchayat meet turns violent in Doboka, several injured.”
“A village-level meeting convened at the Jamuna #GaonPanchayat in #Doboka, #Assam turned #violent following a heated altercation between the relatives of an elected #panchayat representative and a group of local residents,” read the description of the video.
“The clash reportedly stemmed from disputes related to past allegations of corruption and administrative irregularities. Eyewitnesses said the confrontation quickly escalated, with individuals attacking one another using plastic chairs as weapons. Several people sustained injuries of varying severity during the incident. The meeting was part of a government-mandated initiative, where local administrations had directed newly elected panchayat representatives to hold special gram sabhas to discuss the implementation of various welfare schemes,” read India Today NE’s report on the incident, dated August 4, 2025.
Newschecker also came across the video uploaded by the X account of News Daily 24 on August 4, 2025, stating that the incident happened in Doboka, Assam. Assamese media outlet DA News Plus, too, reported on the incident on August 4, 2025, further confirming that the viral video is not from Bihar.
Unrelated video of a clash during a gram panchayat meeting in Assam falsely shared as an incident during campaigning for the upcoming Assembly polls in Bihar.
Sources
Youtube video, India Today NE, August 4, 2025
India Today NE report, August 4, 2025
Youtube video, DA News Plus, August 4, 2025
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