Video Of Mock Drill In Gujarat Temple Resurfaces As Foiled Terror Attack
BOOM found that the video is originally of a mock drill that was carried out in the temple premises by Gujarat Police in March this year
Claim
Two terrorists stormed Gujarat's Ma Ambaji temple. One was killed while the other was caught alive. Watch the video, bravo, Gujarat Police.
FactCheck
The video is originally of a mock drill that was conducted by the Banaskantha Police's Special Operations group in March this year. Gujarat Police quote tweeted the video in a tweet and clarified the same. BOOM had debunked the same video, that was viral earlier with a similar narrative. BOOM spoke to Ashish Rawal, media in-charge of Ambaji Temple Trust, at the time, who confirmed that a mock drill was carried out on March 29, ahead of the General Elections, 2019. "This is not the first time that such a demo has happened. However, since election is round the corner the police department chose to conduct a press conference and inform people that it was a mock drill and there is nothing to worry about."