Claiming that in a recent incident in Rajasthan, upper-caste criminals broke into a Dalit woman’s home, raped her, stripped her nude, and paraded her in public, a disturbing old video of a man harassing a woman has gone viral.
Kavita Yadav (“@KavitaWrites“) tweeted “In Rajasthan, these upper caste criminals entered the house of a Dalit woman and raped her. Why are these savage beasts so eager to devour only the unarmed women of the lower caste?” after sharing the video of the incident on Dec 26, 2023. The tweet has received an about 214.9k views on X.
राजस्थान में ऊंची जाति के इन अपराधियों ने दलित महिला के घर घुस किया बलात्कार।
— Kavita Yadav (@KavitaWrites) December 26, 2023
यह वहशी दरिंदे छोटी जाति की निहत्ती महिलाओं को ही क्यों नोच खाने को उतावले हुए रहते हैं? pic.twitter.com/Dz77nVf6Ri
Several other accounts, including Sikhs are not Hindu (“@cHindus_rock“) made the same claim that in Rajasthan, India, a woman is publicly paraded after being stripped, harassed, and harassed. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this is an old video that captures a woman in Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, in September 2023, being harassed by her husband and family. Rape and caste-based hate crimes are unrelated to it.
The woman was reportedly seeing another man and was in a relationship with him, according to preliminary inquiries. The 11 accused—including the woman’s husband—were apprehended by the police very quickly after the incident.
We visited India Today, which published an article on the same incident with the headline “On camera, Rajasthan woman beaten, stripped by in-laws, police file case”. The image was shared with the caption “A viral video showed the woman being stripped naked by her husband. (Source: India Today)” on September 2, 2023. abp Live also posted the article on this incident on September 4, 2023 and shared the image of the accused, who were arrested. It clarified in details about the incident and also confirmed that the victim filed a complaint against her husband, Kanha Gameti, as well as Suraj, Beniya, Netiya, Nathu, and Mahendra, alleging that they forcibly took her on a motorcycle and paraded her naked as per the police.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 26, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A disturbing old video that shows a man harassing a woman has been shared, claiming that in a recent incident In Rajasthan, upper-caste criminals entered the house of a Dalit woman and raped her, stripped naked, and paraded publicly. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/ovtd1sU09r
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating old videos with false claims to set their propaganda to create disharmony. After proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that the claims made were not true. What actually happened was that this is an old video from September 2023 in Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, showing a woman being harassed by her husband and family. Rape and caste-based hate crimes have nothing to do with it. It has been discovered through initial investigations that the woman was in a relationship with another man. The police moved quickly to apprehend the 11 people accused of being involved in the incident, including the woman’s husband.
Conclusion:
Claim : A disturbing old video of a man harassing a woman has been shared, claiming that in a recent incident in Rajasthan, upper-caste criminals entered a Dalit woman’s home, raped her, stripped her naked, and paraded her in public.
Fact : This is an old video of a woman being harassed by her husband and family members in Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, in September 2023. It has nothing to do with rape or caste-based hate crimes. Initial investigations indicate that the woman was in a relationship with another man. The police took prompt action to arrest the 11 accused, including the woman’s husband, who were involved in the incident.
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