Video From Nepal Falsely Linked To Protests In Ladakh

At least four people were killed and several injured in Leh, Ladakh, after a protest demanding constitutional safeguards and statehood turned violent on September 24, 2025.

Amid this unrest, a video began circulating on social media, allegedly showing Ladakh protesters vandalising public property and occupying a government building. Newschecker’s investigation reveals the video is unrelated and actually from Nepal.

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• Careful analysis of the clip revealed clear signs pointing to Nepal. A commemorative stone in the footage displayed Nepal’s national flag, while the building signage was in Nepali script.

• Reverse image searches of keyframes using Google Lens led to multiple posts from early September 2025 showing the same visuals. These posts identified the location as the district administration office in Chitwan, Nepal, during the nationwide Gen-Z protests.
  
• One such post by Nepal-based radio station Synergy FM (September 9, 2025) shared similar photos with the caption, “Vandalism at administration office Chitwan.”

• A report by The Kathmandu Post  dated September 15, 2025, confirmed that violent Gen-Z protests on September 9 attacked public offices and political party buildings across several districts, including Chitwan.
  
• Geo-location analysis further matched the visuals to the district administration office in Chitwan, Nepal.

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The viral video does not show Ladakh protesters. It is footage of the September 2025 Gen-Z protests in Chitwan, Nepal.

Q1. Does the viral video show Ladakh protesters vandalising a government building?
No. The video is from Chitwan, Nepal, not Ladakh.

Q2. What does the viral video actually depict?
It shows Gen-Z protesters storming the district administration office in Chitwan, Nepal, in September 2025.

Q3. How was the video verified?
Visual clues like Nepalese flags and Nepali text, combined with reverse image searches and geo-location, confirmed the location as Nepal.

Q4. Did violence occur in Ladakh on September 24, 2025?
Yes. Protests demanding statehood turned violent in Leh, causing at least four deaths and multiple injuries, but the viral video is unrelated.

Q5. Why do such misleading videos spread during protests?
Misinformation often exploits real unrest, using unrelated visuals to provoke fear or confusion and drive engagement.

Sources
Facebook Post By Synergy FM, Dated September 9, 2025
Report By The Kathmandu Post, Dated September 15, 2025
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