Old Video of I-T Raid Resurfaces As Raid on Politician’s House

The 40-second long video shows a large amount of cash in different currency notes being discovered in one room.

CLAIM

A video of a raid being conducted is being shared on social media as that of a raid on a BJP leader’s house. The video is 40 seconds long and shows a large amount of cash in different currency notes being discovered in a room of what looks like a house.

Here's d money to fund #MinimumIncomeGuarantee of 72000/annum for 20% poorest declared by RG #NyayForIndia

Bjpians hv already accumulated money it in der homes,
Video shows a raid conducted at Delhi in house of BJP leader

But Media don't have balls to show it up.
~WA~ source pic.twitter.com/IiKOWRFyG3

— Er R K Daharwal🇮🇳आर के डहरवाल🇮🇳رکدہاروال (@DaharwalK) March 25, 2019

Another person has also shared the video, claiming that it is a video of a raid on Rajeev Chandrashekhar’s house in Delhi’s Safdarjung Enclave.

दिल्ली में BJP k mantri Rajiv Chandrasheher के दिल्ली सफदरजंग एन्क्लेव के बंगले पर छापा पड़ा है उसका वीडियो आपके साथ शेयर कर रहा हुँ .. रुपये का गोदाम देखों और शेयर करों जिससे 👹 BJP का असली भृष्टाचारी चेहरा सामने आ सकें !! pic.twitter.com/zSeoL4qjop

— Bhartvassi (@bhartvassi) March 19, 2019

The video was also shared on Facebook as a raid by CBI on a Delhi BJP leader’s house.

In Delhi BJP leader house was in Raid by CBI See currencies

Posted by Mohamed Farook Khan on Saturday, March 23, 2019

Back in August 2017, the same video was also shared with a different narrative — that of a raid on Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar’s house.

Karnataka minister D K Shivkumar home with just 1 Locker room opened. pic.twitter.com/TINMsRtgDl

— 🇮🇳Sōnal 🇮🇳 (@Sunshiinegal) August 4, 2017

TRUE OR FALSE?

On searching for news reports about IT raids on houses that had recovered crores in cash, we came across an article about an IT raid in Delhi that had led to the recovery of Rs 13.56 crores. Comparing the photos in the tweet by ANI which was included in the news report, it was evident that they are from the same raid.

Raided T&T law firm in GK I,amount of atleast 8 crores expected,of which atleast 2+ crores in new notes: Delhi Police Crime Branch pic.twitter.com/565CMYdoi0

— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2016

As the tweet states, quoting the Delhi Police Crime Branch, the raid took place on 10 December 2016 at a law firm called T&T in GK 1, Delhi.

On searching for more news reports about the incident, we came across a report by The Times of India, which gave details about the raid. The raid was carried out at the office of lawyer Rohit Tandon, the third such raid on him.

The report also carried the same video as the one being shared online.

The Quint also found the same video being shared as it is, in December 2016.

Cash hoarding busted by crime branch Delhi Police : pic.twitter.com/OggGjcaRTT

— SACHIN SAINI (@sachin111994) December 13, 2016

This tweet had video credit given to a Ravindra Yadav. On clicking on his name, we were redirected to his Twitter account, from where he had shared the same video.

Cash hoarding busted by crime branch Delhi Police : pic.twitter.com/YW2KhLI8je

— Ravindra Yadav (@Ravindra_IPS) December 10, 2016

Ravindra Yadav is the Joint Commissioner, Delhi Police.

Therefore, while the video is being shared with many narratives now, it is actually from 2016 and shows a raid on a law firm, not any politician’s house.

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