{
  "id": 538549,
  "title": "Cops fact-check Harbhajan Singh over viral zombie drug clip: ‘From Rajasthan, not Punjab’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/cops-fact-check-harbhajan-singh-over-viral-zombie-drug-clip-from",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:49:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cops-fact-check-harbhajan-singh-over-viral-zombie-drug-clip-from-rajasthan-not-punjab-101786424112136.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BJP MP Harbhajan Singh sparked controversy after sharing a video of two people under the influence of drugs and claiming that Punjab was \"besieged by addictions.\" However, Punjab Police quickly debunked Singh's claim, stating that the video was actually from Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, not Punjab. Singh had previously blamed the government for ruining Punjab and its youth, stating that the state was \"besieged by addictions.\" The video, which featured two men wearing turbans and standing motionless on a roadside, also led to accusations of spreading lies by AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal. Punjab Police emphasized that a Punjabi audio track does not make an incident a Punjab incident and urged users to verify facts and locations before sharing such content. The incident has reignited debates over Punjab's drug crisis, with political parties clashing over the state's handling of the issue.",
  "summary": "BJP Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh re-shared a video that purportedly showed two men standing motionless, calling the situation “very sad.”",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Video clip of ‘intoxicated’ men shared by BJP MP Harbhajan was from Rajasthan, not Punjab: AAP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/video-clip-of-intoxicated-men-shared-by-bjp-mp-harbhajan-was-from",
        "published": "2026-08-11T08:42:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}