Police confiscated arms and ammunition from a Madrasa in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh.

Three pictures, related to the case, were circulating on social media. Two out of the three were related to the case, and one was an old image.

Three pictures, related to the case, were circulating on social media. Two out of the three were related to the case, and one was an old image. A post containing three pictures went viral on social media in 2019. In one of these pictures, only weapons and swords were visible, and in others, people were standing next to the ammunition. The post claimed that these pictures were taken during a raid in the Madrasa located in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh and that six people were arrested. The photos were also circulated with different misleading claims against the people based on the scenarios.

The official Twitter handle of Bijnor Police tweeted two out of the three images circulating on social media. The police statement said Serkot police in Bijnor had arrested six people accused of the smuggling of illegal arms in a Madrasa. Sherkot police had raided Darul Quran Hamidia Madarsa on Kandhla road in Sherkot. Arms, including guns and cartridges, were found. The accused arrested were Mohammad Sajid (the director of Madrasa), Faheem Ahmad, Azizurmahma, Zafar Islam, Sikandar Ali, and Sabir.

Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Tyagi said that they got the information from an informer that some suspicious activities were taking place in Madrasa. According to police, a search was conducted in a room situated in Madrasa, where a clinic with a medicine unit was running. The illegal weapons and arms were stored in medicine boxes.

However, the third picture of only ammunition and arms was unrelated to the case.