On Women's Day picture from Maharashtra went viral with a claim that a 24-year-old Muslim girl in Mumbai qualified the IAS exam.

 

Multiple Fake news claims-: On Women's Day picture from Maharashtra went viral with a claim that a 24-year-old Muslim girl in Mumbai qualified the IAS exam.
Facts Check Verdict: False / Fake
News Verification: - On International Women's Day two pictures of a young girl in hijab with policemen went viral claiming that a 24-year-old Muslim girl in Mumbai qualified the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) exam. While in other pictures it shows the girl sitting on a chair surrounded by policemen where the cops saluting her.


A man named Burhan for "Kishtwar" posted the pictures with the caption, "24 Year's Old Indian Muslim Girl Qualifies IAS in Maharashtra Mumbai".

According to our sources, the news is fake the photos were made district superintendent of police (DSP) just for a day in Maharashtra's Buldhana district ahead of International Women's Day.
Many social media users circulated the news without knowing the truth.

In our investigation, we have found that the girl showing in a video has no connection with the IAS exam but took over as DSP for a day.

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