Contents (photos/videos) on sd card not deleted through gallery app - Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

Hi there,
When I try to delete a content saved on sd card through the gallery app, it appears to be deleted, but it actually remains. Every time I reboot, the deleted contents keeps coming back in gallery.
However, they can be properly deleted using file managers.
I formatted sd card and used different gallery app, but problem remains.
Note that the problem occurs only with files saved on sd card.
I am using A3 with 5.0.2 rooted and deodexed.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks.

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