Jhansi Police bust claims behind viral video of moving gym equipments

A screengrab from a video posted by Rahul Shrivastav on Twitter

A video of outdoor gym equipment moving on their own had gone viral a few days ago that led people to assume that it could be a result of paranormal activity. With people sharing the video on social media calling it a ‘work of ghosts', it has become a topic of chatter as some netizens joked about it and some raised their concerns on it.

Then Jhansi Police took to Twitter to educate the people about the exercise machines operating on its own, without anyone around and giving a scientific explanation that may leave you in splits.

The caption of the video, translated from Hindi said that someone added an excessive amount of grease on the equipment that gave it a nudge, causing it to move on its own for a few seconds. They also said that a miscreant may have shot a video of the lubricated equipment and post on social media. The officers investigating the claims made by the video also tried the same and recorded a video of it. In the end, the police said not to pay attention to videos that make such fake claims.

The additional superintendent of UP Police Rahul Shrivastav also tweeted calling that the people behind the viral video, the ‘real ghosts' and saying that they will be placed in a ‘haunted' lockup. in which they were seen standing in a park near the exercise equipment and investigating the phenomenon. "@jhansipolice got a tip off about an open gym being used by ghosts! Team laid seige & soon found t real ghosts-Some mischievous person made video of moving swing & shared on socialmedia."

The video posted by the UP Police additional superintendent on Friday garnered more than 102,300 views with over 2,200 likes and was retweeted 742 likes on Twitter. The Twitterati posted hilarious and witty reactions to the post along with some lauding the police department for busting the claim of the fake video. Some users also wondered how did people believe it to be the work of -ghosts-!

Here-s how the Twitterati responded:

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