In the backdrop of violence that erupted in the national capital region on Republic day during the 'tractor rally' which was organized by the protesting farmers, a set of images have surfaced on social media platforms showing a man with whip marks on his back claiming that he was beaten by police during the violence. 

The images were shared on Facebook with a caption in Banga that can be roughly translated to, "Such torture on father and his son by police is heartbreaking during Kisan Rally, today."

The images are also doing rounds on Twitter with a similar claim. 

The truth behind the claim 

In our investigation, we found this claim to be false. The images are from 2019 when a father and son duo were brutally thrashed by Delhi police after a scuffle broke out over parking a vehicle.

With the help of reverse image search, we found these images shared on a Facebook page on June 17, 2019, stating a father and son duo were brutally beaten by Delhi police.

On further investigation, we found Sikh Siyasat and Tribune India reports from June 17, 2019, stating that the incident is from Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area, where a scuffle broke out between a commercial vehicle driver and cops of Delhi after the latter grazed past a police van. The cops reportedly thrashed the driver and his son, who had threatened them with a sword.

We also found a video report by Aaj Tak showing disturbing footage of the auto driver being beaten with a stick kicked, and thrashed went viral. Dilli Tak also carried an interview of Sarabjit Singh who was beaten.

In conclusion, old images from 2019 when a father and son duo were brutally thrashed by Delhi police after a scuffle broke out over parking a vehicle is being falsely linked to the violence that erupted in Delhi on Republic day during farmers' tractor rally.