Fact Check: Claim that bundles of cash were found in Nara Lokesh's convoy is False
Claim :
TDP leader Nara Lokesh caught with bundles of notes by policeFact :
The searches were conducted as part of the implementation of Model Code of Conduct, No cash found, an official said
A Black XUV has been searched by the police by following Model Code of Conduct at Tadepalli. Multiple social media users shared the video on their accounts with the claim “ నోట్ల కట్టలతో పట్టుబడ్డ నారా లోకేష్ పప్పు నాయుడు”
On translation, it reads: “Nara Lokesh Pappu Naidu caught with bundles of notes”.
Fact Check : The claim is false. No cash was found during the search said by police officials.
On searching the key frames using Google reverse image search, we found this video has been webcast by ANI on March 20, 2024. However, in the news updates, we didn’t find anything related to cash found during the search.
On further investigation, we found an article published on March 21, 2024 by Times of India “Lokesh’s convoy vehicles searched, Tadepalli police on Wednesday searched the vehicles in TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh’convoy at Krishan Karakatta. Also, officials said the searches were conducted as part of the MCC. No cash or prohibited material was found inside the convoy vehicle of Lokesh.
Several digital media also uploaded the same video on their social media accounts but they didn’t mention anything related to cash found inside the convoy.
ABP Live Telugu also published an article “Nara Lokesh Convoy Search”
As per Telugubulletin “Lokesh’s Convoy Stopped For 3rd Time“
Hence, the claim is False.
No cash or prohibited material was found inside the convoy vehicle of TDP leader Nara Lokesh.
