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This video, which claims to show the deployment of CRPF in West Bengal, is not related to the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.
Fact-checkers said the clip was posted in February 2025 and matches Imphal, undermining claims that it shows CRPF deployment for the West Bengal polls.
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This video, which claims to show the deployment of CRPF in West Bengal, is not related to the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.
Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, scheduled in two phases on 23 and 29 April 2026 for the 294-member Legislative Assembly, a video showing a military convoy is being circulated on social media (here, here, here) with the claim that it depicts the deployment of the CRPF in the state. The Archived post can be seen here. Claim: The video shows the deployment of CRPF forces in West Bengal ahead of 2026 Assembly elections. Fact: Although C…
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