It has been claimed that miscreants are torturing innocent individuals based on a frightening video that shows a man screaming at them and hitting a few victims with a stick.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @007AliSohrab tweeted “What did the makers of the Indian Constitution spend 2 years, 11 months and 18 days writing, a new version of the Hindu religious text Gita in the form of a Constitution?” on Feb 29, 2024. The tweet has received an about 129.3k views on X.
भारतीय संविधान निर्माताओं ने 2 साल 11 महीने 18 दिन लगाकर लिखा भी तो क्या लिखा, संविधान के रूप में हिंदू धार्मिक ग्रंथ गीता का नया संस्करण?pic.twitter.com/ovEhx5tzIe
— Ali Sohrab (@007AliSohrab) February 29, 2024
Several other accounts, including @Manishkumarttp, @AsianDigest, @stairwayto3dom, @ShaykhSulaiman, @MuslimsinIndia7, @One_Dawah, @rifain_nouvelle made the same claim that few people were being thrashed by a man with a stick. The video shows few miscreants torturing the innocent people. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this is an old footage from Vaishali, Bihar, where in July 2022, Bajrang Dal activists caught and severely beat a group of six individuals from different religions who were posing as Hindu sadhus in order to collect money through alms. The accused who was involved in the incident was the target of legal action.
We visited abp live, which published an article on this incident on July 26, 2022 with the headline “Vaishali News:साधु बनकर घूम रहे 6 मुस्लिम युवकों को बजरंग दल के कार्यकर्ताओं ने पीटा, वीडियो हुआ वायरल”.
@ANI tweeted “Bihar | People of a different faith who were allegedly begging dressed as ‘Sadhus’ were caught & thrashed by members of the Bajrang Dal in Vaishali. Police have taken cognizance of the video and have initiated action into the matter. (Screengrabs from the viral video)” on July 27, 2022.
Bihar | People of a different faith who were allegedly begging dressed as 'Sadhus' were caught & thrashed by members of the Bajrang Dal in Vaishali.
— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2022
Police have taken cognizance of the video and have initiated action into the matter.
(Screengrabs from the viral video) pic.twitter.com/VoFpLHb6wg
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A disturbing video that shows a man thrashing a few people with a stick while shouting at them has been shared, claiming that innocent people are being tortured by miscreants. The fact is that this is an old video from Vaishali, Bihar, (1/3) pic.twitter.com/I9jR3AaJjq
Intent:
Influencers are circulating old videos from Vaishali, Bihar, with false claims to set their propaganda against a particular community. A disturbing video that shows a man thrashing a few people with a stick while shouting at them has been shared, claiming that innocent people are being tortured by miscreants. This is an old video from Vaishali, Bihar, where in July 2022, six individuals of various religions, posing as Hindu sadhus to collect money through alms, were apprehended and severely beaten by Bajrang Dal activists. The accused parties involved in the incident faced consequences.
Conclusion:
Claim : Disturbing footage of a man yelling at and beating a few individuals with a stick has gone viral, leading some to believe that miscreants are torturing innocent people.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old video from Vaishali, Bihar, where Bajrang Dal activists caught and thrashed a group of six people of different religions who were disguising themselves as Hindu sadhus to earn money through alms in July 2022. Action was taken against the accused involved in the incident.
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