It has been claimed that a video depicting a helpless woman being dragged and subjected to torture is of a Hindu woman, who is being tortured in Pakistan.
Azzat Alsalem (“@AzzatAlsaalem“) tweeted “Women enjoying life under sharia law, which has given women a great value! Sick culture!”. The user made this twitter post on Nov 3, 2023, which has received an about 1.3M views on X.
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— Azzat Alsalem (@AzzatAlsaalem) November 3, 2023
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Verified accounts on twitter, including @ajaychauhan41 claimed that this video is a must-watch for anyone who weeps for the mistreatment of minorities in India. The question was further added in the post that what is exactly happening to the Hindu daughters for opposong conversion in Pakistan.
भारत में अल्पसंख्यकों का दुखड़ा सुनाते हुए रोना रोने वालों को यह वीडियो अवश्य देखना चाहिए ..
— हम लोग We The People 🇮🇳 (@ajaychauhan41) May 29, 2023
धर्मांतरण का विरोध करने पर पाकिस्तान में हिंदू बेटियों के साथ क्या हो रहा है pic.twitter.com/VpSntWF1Rr
@rs_rajender tweeted that the video shows the condition of Hindu women in Pakistan. The user asked the Indian Cricketer @IrfanPathan to speak on this issue, for which he is ready to pay the cricketer. The hashtags like #PakistanUnderFascism #Pakistani #IsraelAttack were also used in the twitter post. The same claim was made by the twitter user @Vinod_r108. The posts were reposted by many user accounts, contributing to the spread of the information.
Several other users, including JIX5A (“@JIX5A“), @being_sunny1, Jasmeen Kaur (“@JasmeenIndian“), Dr. Shivam dubey (“@ShivamdubeYs“), PRAJAKTA SINGH (“@Prajakta_Singh“) claimed that the video shows the terrific condition of Hindu women in Pakistan, where she is being dragged and subjected to torture. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About the Video? : Fact
After some investigation, research and analysis, we discovered that this is an old Pakistani video showing a woman being tortured by a rival group in January 2022 over a land dispute. It has no connection to any community. Munawar Kanwal was the name of the victim. All of the accused, including the victim, were Muslims. Hindu women are not involved in this at all.
An article was published by DAWN onJan 10, 2022, where it clearly clarified that Nine individuals were arrested and a case against fifteen persons was filed by the police for torturing a woman in the Palura Kalan village in the Sialkot district due to a land dispute.
There was a land dispute between two groups, and there had previously been fights between their members. Two women who are members of rival groups, Munawar Kanwal and Nasreen Bibi, got into another fight. Munawar Kanwal was subjected to severe torture by Nasreen and her relatives. Munawar was dragged into the village by her cousin, who grabbed her by the hair. Munawar was beaten with iron rods and suffered blows, kicks, and slaps from the suspects, some of whom were female.
We also visited Geo News, which shared the same viral video in the article published on Jan 9, 2022 with the headline ” Elderly woman in Sialkot publically tortured over ‘land dispute’ “.
The official twitter account of Punjab Police Official (“@OfficialDPRPP“) also tweeted “Sialkot police have arrested 4 women and 1 man accused of torturing an elderly woman, the rest of the accused will also be arrested soon. @DpoSialkot” on Jan 9, 2022.
سیالکوٹ پولیس نے بزرگ خاتون پر تشدد کرنے والے ملزمان 4 خواتین اور 1 مرد کو گرفتار کر لیا ہے ، باقی ملزمان کو بھی جلد گرفتار کر لیا جائے گا۔@DpoSialkot https://t.co/xoY2kDPdS0 pic.twitter.com/JQgGk1gTon
— Punjab Police Official (@OfficialDPRPP) January 9, 2022
But, this is true, that there is a growing number of Hindu minority atrocity cases in Pakistan and it requires significant human rights attention towards minority communities.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a helpless woman being dragged and tortured has been shared, claiming that she is a Hindu woman being tortured in Pakistan. Upon research,we found that this is an old video from Pakistan,which don't have any communal angle,(1/3) pic.twitter.com/hxuepQGGAr
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating old videos with false claims to set their propaganda based on religion.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of a helpless woman being dragged and tortured has gone viral, with the claim that she is a Hindu woman being tortured in Pakistan.
Fact : This is an old video from Pakistan, with no communal overtones, in which a woman was tortured by a rival group over a land dispute in January 2022. Munawar Kanwal was the victim. The victim and all of the accused were Muslims. It is unrelated to Hindu women.
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