Fact Check: Rajasthan Police Say Viral Video Has No Link to Sri Ganganagar Minor Girl S*xual Assault Case
Rajasthan Police have clarified that a video circulating on social media, claimed to be linked to a case involving a minor girl in Sriganganagar, has no connection to the incident. The police said the video actually originates from an unrelated case in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh.
Rajasthan Police have clarified that a video circulating on social media, claimed to be linked to a case involving a minor girl in Sriganganagar, has no connection to the incident. The police said the video actually originates from an unrelated case in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh.
The Claim
A video began circulating widely on social media platforms, with users claiming it showed visuals related to a case in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, involving a 13-year-old girl. The case itself refers to an incident where the minor was kidnapped after boarding an e-rickshaw on June 18 and was later rescued by police on June 22, following which multiple arrests were made and legal action was initiated against those involved. DTC Bus Viral Video Fact Check: Delhi Police Say Clip Showing Woman in ‘Uncomfortable Situation’ Is AI-Generated.
What Rajasthan Police Said
Responding to the viral claims, Rajasthan Police issued a fact-check on X, stating that the video being shared in connection with the Sriganganagar case is entirely false. The police clarified that the visuals in the video have no relation to the Sriganganagar incident and instead pertain to a separate matter from Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh. The force urged social media users not to forward sensitive news without verification and to act as responsible citizens.
Viral Video Claiming to Show Sriganganagar Minor Assault Case Is Unrelated, Say Rajasthan Police
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— Rajasthan Police (@PoliceRajasthan) July 4, 2026
What Hardoi Police Said
Hardoi Police, in a press note dated June 30, addressed the origin of the viral video directly. According to their statement, the video relates to a case involving a family that had been residing in Kanpur for around a decade. The police said the complainant's daughter had gone missing on June 14 and returned on her own the next day, after which she was handed back to her father's custody following procedural formalities at a police station in Kanpur.
Here's What Hardoi Police Said
— Hardoi Police (@hardoipolice) July 4, 2026
The family later moved to Hardoi, where the girl again left home on June 22. A case was registered on June 23 under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) against three named individuals, and an investigation was taken up by police. The girl returned to the Bilgram police station on her own on June 28, and her statement was recorded in the presence of her mother, in which she said she left on her own accord and did not return home earlier out of fear.
Hardoi Police said the girl was subsequently sent for medical examination and care to a designated hospital and one-stop centre, as directed by the Child Welfare Committee, and her statement was also recorded before a court. The police stated that no injuries were found during the medical examination of the accused named in the case. Kabirdham Car Accident Fact Check: Viral 'Couple Romance' Video Claim Debunked.
Concluding their press note, Hardoi Police said their investigation found no evidence to support the viral video's claims of mistreatment or assault at the police station, and formally denied the allegations shown in the video.
The Bottom Line
The Sriganganagar case itself, involving the kidnapping and exploitation of the minor girl and the arrest of 12 people including the e-rickshaw driver, remains a separate and confirmed matter under investigation in Rajasthan. However, the specific video being circulated online in connection with it has been officially debunked by both Rajasthan and Hardoi Police, who confirm it belongs to an unrelated case in Uttar Pradesh.
Fact check
The viral video is from the Sri Ganganagar minor girl kidnapping and s*xual assault case in Rajasthan.
False. Rajasthan Police clarified the video is not from Sri Ganganagar but from Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. Hardoi Police also said the viral claims made about the video are baseless.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 04, 2026 09:33 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
