A video circulating on social media recently claimed to show a massive traffic jam in Uttarakhand due to the New Year rush. However, after investigation by PTI Fact Check Desk, it was found that the video was from Pakistan, not India.

Claim
An Instagram post by a user named Nitesh Talks claimed that the video depicted a traffic jam in Uttarakhand. The caption read, “Traffic jam in Uttarakhand on New Year,” and the post gained significant attention with over 15,000 likes.

Investigation
The PTI Fact Check team used tools like InVid Tool Search and Google Lens to analyze the video. The search revealed similar videos being circulated with incorrect claims, including one suggesting the traffic jam was in Himachal Pradesh.

Further investigation uncovered that the video was actually from Pakistan. A post by Pakistani Journal showed the same footage with a caption reading, “Situation right now at Balakot-Naran road as tourists head towards northern areas after Eid.”

Additionally, a report from ARY News showed footage of the same traffic jam in Kaghan valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, during the Eid holiday rush. This was further confirmed by an article from Daily Times, which reported on the traffic congestion in Kaghan valley due to an influx of tourists.

Conclusion
The viral video circulating online was not filmed in Uttarakhand as claimed, but instead shows traffic from Pakistan’s Kaghan valley during the Eid holiday period. The claim that the video depicts New Year traffic in Uttarakhand is false.