On the morning of February 24, BJP member Nazia Elahi Khan shared a video on X (formerly Twitter) detailing her ordeal while travelling to the Maha Kumbh mela, a holy gathering taking place in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, from Delhi.
In the video, Khan claimed that a group of Muslims followed her and the two people she was travelling with—her friend Priya Chaturvedi and a 19-year-old girl—from Eta, near Delhi, where she was attending an event. She said that these people, derogatorily referring to them as "mullas," crashed into her car purposely, causing a major accident. (Archive)
Around 9:30 that morning, Khan, who claims to be a 'minority leader' for the BJP and identifies as a 'Sanatani' on her X bio, also shared a photo of the wrecked car. She sarcastically remarked that this was the condition in which a "peaceful community" left her car and urged Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath to step in and help her. (Archive)
The car involved in the crash is a cab with a UP registration number (UP79AT52320) and the front-left side is badly damaged, suggesting a collision with something head-on.
Several X accounts identifying as pro-Right shared Khan's video and claims.
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The same day, Kanpur Dehat Police, under whose jurisdiction Akbarpur Police Station falls, which is where the accident occured, released a statement contradicting Khan's.
The police said that the accident was caused because the driver of the cab in which Nazia Elahi Khan was travelling fell asleep. It also urged people to refrain from spreading misinformation on the incident on social media.
Here's a translation of the statement:
"Please be informed that today, February 24, 2025, at approximately 7:00 am, information was received about an accident involving an Ertiga taxi car with registration number UP 79AT 5232 on the highway from Akbarpur towards Kanpur, in front of Anandeshwar Cold Storage within the Akbarpur police station area. Taking immediate cognizance of this information, the local police reached the scene and conducted inquiries. The car driver stated that he fell asleep, causing the accident. When asked to provide a written complaint for further action, he refused to pursue any action and did not submit any complaint. Subsequently, the local police arranged another vehicle and sent everyone to their destination. They praised the police for their good work. Although the incident appears to be an accident, the Circle Officer (CO) of Akbarpur has been directed to conduct a thorough investigation. Please refrain from spreading misleading and baseless information about this incident on social media platforms."
But Khan took to X and disputed the police's version.
Alt News reached out to officers at the Akbarpur Police Station. They said that when they arrived at the site of the accident to investigate, Nazia Elahi Khan made no mention of being followed by Muslims from Eta, who deliberately caused the accident. If she faced such an issue, she should have raised it that time itself but rather, she took to social media to post such allegations, they said.
The police also said that the driver himself stating that he fell asleep debunks Khan's claims on social media. They added that if this further escalates, they will have to take action against the BJP member for spreading misinformation.
The police also told Alt News that on Khan's request they arranged another cab as she wanted to go back to Delhi instead of Prayagraj.
While investigating the incident, Alt News also managed to contact the driver of Khan's cab, which was involved in the accident. The driver clearly told us that neither was anyone following them from Eta nor was the accident deliberately caused. He also said that before the crash, they stopped briefly for tea and even then he did not notice anything suspicious.
Describing the course of events he said, "A truck overtook us and suddenly slowed down, causing the car to collide with it." He further clarified, "There is no communal angle to the accident. The claim made by Nazia Elahi Khan is not true".
He added that after the collision, his vision got blurred and he could note the truck's registration number. However, he said that he managed to rescue the passengers before blacking out from the impact. However, he added that he did not recall any conversation throughout their journey where Khan mentioned being followed by Muslims from Eta.
While there is a slight contradiction in the police statement and the driver's version to us regarding how the accident happened (whether or not the driver fell asleep at the wheel), both categorically said that it was an accident and there was no indication of a deliberate attempt. Alt News was not able to independently verify if the driver fell asleep and that's what caused the collision.
To sum up, the claims made by Nazia Elahi Khan on social media platforms that she was followed by Muslims, who caused the car to get into an accident are misleading and not true. According to the police and the cab driver, there was no communal angle to the road accident. Her cab collided with a truck, causing the wreckage and injuries to passengers. The police specifically said that Khan made no statement on being followed by Muslims when the police first arrived at the spot.
On February 26, the Kanpur Dehat Police shared a statement that Khan had registered a Zero FIR against drivers of 2 white SUVs in the accident case and that investigation on this was ongoing.
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