On the night of 11 August, violence erupted in Bangalore over a Facebook message against Islam posted allegedly by a relative of a Congress MLA. Three people killed and around 60 police personnel were injured in this violence. 

In the wake of this violence, a picture is being shared on social media in which a truck can be seen burning on the road during the day while the huge crowd can be seen around it. It is being claimed that this picture is of the violence in Bengaluru that happened on August 11.

A Facebook user name Rawat Ripuhan Singh shares a picture with a claim that “Jihadis created panic in the city of Bengaluru last night. The MLA's house was burnt by Muslims for a post against the Prophet by a legislator's nephew, people's houses were burnt, the police station was burnt and several policemen were injured. But did anyone return the prize or take out a candle march or someone threatens to leave India? DId anyone's wife say that I am afraid of India?."

Fact Check

In our investigation, we found that the viral image is old. The picture used in the viral post is about the violence in 2016 in Bengaluru over the Cauvery water dispute. The Supreme Court had ruled in favor of the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu, due to which angry protesters set vehicles on fire with registration numbers of Tamil Nadu.

After doing a reverse search of the image, we found a news report published in November 2016 in which the same picture was used. The picture was taken in Bengaluru. According to the caption of the photo, "Bus service was effected for many days after the 12 September violence in Bengaluru following the Cauvery verdict"

We searched and found the original image on Getty Images. According to the website, this picture was taken on September 12, 2016.

The description of the image reads: Onlookers watch as a truck from neighboring state Tamil Nadu burns after it was set alight by agitated pro-Karnataka activists as the Cauvery water dispute erupted following the Supreme Court's order to release water to Tamil Nadu, in Bangalore on September 12, 2016. Cauvery water agitation in Karnataka has been increasing ever since the recent Supreme Court order to the state to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water a day to the neighbouring state, Tamil Nadu. Karnataka is facing an acute shortage of water in its reservoirs and rivers as the state has only received subpar rainfall in the catchment areas leading to protests by farmers and pro-Kannada organizations refusing to share water with its neighboring state. / AFP / MANJUNATH KIRAN (Photo credit should read MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)

In conclusion, the viral image of a truck being set on fire was taken in 2016 during the violence in Bengaluru over the Cauvery water dispute. It has nothing to do with the violence in Pulikeshi Nagar on August 11.