An eight year old image of a policeman putting his boot on a man lying on the street is being falsely shared as proof of Delhi Police's excesses against protesters from Delhi's Jamia Milia Islamia University.
The image has gained new currency in wake of protests by students at several universities in India, against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Videos and images of police cracking down on protesters at Jamia Milia Islamia University and Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh Muslim University have drawn public ire.
The photo is being shared with a caption that claims, "Delhi Police, because these students are not nationalists agitating to remove a Muslim professor. These are Jamia students."
Delhi Police, because these students are not nationalists agitating to remove a Muslim professor.#SOSJAMIA pic.twitter.com/MtWfqJzejf
— Ali Zaidi (@rofl_human) December 15, 2019
Delhi Police, because these students are not nationalists agitating to remove a Muslim professor. These are Jamia students.
— Aimim Medak (@AimimMedak) December 15, 2019
Via Sarah Joseph Islam#Delhiviolence #Delhi #DelhiPoliceGundaGardi #DelhiFire pic.twitter.com/FF0tikp5hn
Indian Army Killing and Suppressing Innocent Kashmiris!!! #Kashmir #KulbhushanJadhavcase pic.twitter.com/6teBYgj11H
— Ali Zaman Malik- Engr. (@AliZamanKhokhar) February 18, 2019