Did CJP Protesters Stone India's New Hydrogen Train? Fact Check Calls Claim False
A viral video purporting to show CJP protesters pelting stones at India's newly launched hydrogen train is false. The video actually depicts an older incident involving an electric freight locomotive, unrelated to the hydrogen train's operations.
A claim circulating on social media suggests that CJP protesters pelted stones at India's newly launched hydrogen train. LatestLY's fact-check investigation found this claim to be false.
What Was Claimed?
The claim, widely shared across various social media platforms, stated that protesters associated with the CJP (Cockroach Janta Party) attacked India's recently launched hydrogen train by pelting stones. The viral video accompanying these claims depicted individuals throwing objects at a train. Is India's Hydrogen Train Being Pulled by a Locomotive Due to Failure? Fact Check Calls Claim Misleading.
Railway Denies Fake Claim
वीडियो में दिख रही train hydrogen ट्रेन नहीं है... यह WAG 12 लोको द्वारा संचालित ट्रेन है। संभवतः यह कोई पुराना वीडियो है। Hydrogen ट्रेन अपने तय समय के अनुसार अपनी सेवाएं दे रही है pic.twitter.com/vGtOmm0Zth
— Northern Railway (@RailwayNorthern) July 20, 2026
Evidence and Official Sources
LatestLY's editorial research team investigated the viral video and found that the train depicted is not a hydrogen train. The locomotive shown is identified as a WAG-12B electric freight locomotive, a class of 25 kV AC twin section electric locomotives developed by Alstom with Indian Railways. This incident occurred approximately a month prior to the launch of India's hydrogen train and took place at Patliputra railway station in Bihar, involving stone-pelting at an electric freight locomotive.
India's first hydrogen-powered passenger train was flagged off on July 17, 2026, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, connecting Jind to Sonipat in Haryana, as reported by YouTube. There have been no official reports or credible news from any major news outlet indicating that this newly launched hydrogen train has been attacked or had stones pelted at it. The Indian Railways has also confirmed that the hydrogen train is providing its services according to its scheduled time. Jantar Mantar Protest: What We Know So Far After CJP March Towards Parliament Turns Tense.
Background and Context
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is an organisation that has been involved in various protests. OpIndia has reported instances of CJP-related mobs pelting stones at police officials, leading to authorities resorting to lathi-charge. Delhi Police have also registered multiple FIRs based on complaints of violence from different locations involving such protests. However, these incidents are separate from and unrelated to the operation of the hydrogen train.
The video being circulated is an old video that has been repurposed with a false narrative. Misinformation often leverages older, unrelated incidents to create sensational and misleading claims about current events.
Conclusion
The claim that CJP protesters pelted stones at India's newly launched hydrogen train is false. The video circulating shows an older incident involving an electric freight locomotive, not the hydrogen train, and there are no credible reports of the hydrogen train being attacked.
Fact check
CJP protesters pelted stones at India's newly launched hydrogen train.
The claim is false; the video shows an old incident involving an electric freight locomotive, not the hydrogen train.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 20, 2026 11:01 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
