Influencers began spreading their usual misinformation after it was reported that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had been injured at home. A person who shared the photo of Mamata Banerjee’s injuries accused the government of causing the accident. The user further asserts that other opposition leaders, including Justice Loya and Haren Pandya, have been victims since 2000.
@KaleshiBua tweeted “India opposition leader #MamtaBanerjee injured in suspicious *Accident*! Right from 2000, The #MadKing has gone to criminal lengths to eliminate Opponents. #HarenPandya, #JudgeLoya and many others have fallen victim to criminal #RangaBilla duo’s bloodlust! Must be investigated!” and shared the picture of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s injury. The tweet was made on March 15, 2024.
India opposition leader #MamtaBanerjee injured in suspicious *Accident*!
— 𝕂𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕙𝕚 𝔹𝕦𝕒 📎 (@KaleshiBua) March 14, 2024
Right from 2000, The #MadKing has gone to criminal lengths to eliminate Opponents. #HarenPandya, #JudgeLoya and many others have fallen victim to criminal #RangaBilla duo's bloodlust!
Must be investigated! pic.twitter.com/422wWbdPJY
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
When Mamata Banerjee fell within a room at her home in south Kolkata’s Kalighat residence, she suffered a bleeding injury on her forehead. In 2018, the Supreme Court declared Justice Loya’s death to be natural and rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that called for an independent inquiry into the judge’s passing. Opposition parties did not include Haren Pandya. He was a BJP member when he was shot and killed in 2003 by attackers who have not been identified. So, this incident has no link with the opposition leaders being the vicitims. And, furthermore, the claim made is false.
We visited Hindustan Times, which published an article on this incident on March 15, 2024 with the headline “West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee suffers head injury during fall at home; discharged after treatment”. Her brother Kartick Banerjee informed the media that she suffered the bleeding injury as she fell in her home in Kalighat, South Kolkata. The incident occurred soon after Banerjee got home from an event honouring veteran Congress and TMC leader Subrata Mukherjee in Gariahat in south Kolkata. The chief minister was hurried by her family to the three km distant, state-run SSKM Hospital. Following initial treatment, she was released from the hospital and given the all-clear to return home because testing showed her condition to be stable.For more clarification, we went to Business Today, which posted about this on March 14, 2024 with the heading “Mamata Banerjee suffers head injury in mishap in Kolkata, taken to hospital: TMC”. For further investigation about the claims made about Justice Loya and Haren Pandya, we visited The Times of India. The article was published on April 19, 2018 with the heading “SC dismisses PIL seeking probe into judge Loya’s death”. The article added “The Supreme court (SC) today ruled there would be no independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding judge BH Loya’s death”.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Unsubstantiated
FACT: After the news about West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee getting injured at home, influencers started their propaganda as usual. Sharing the image of injured Mamata Banerjee, a user blamed the government for the incident. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/siTbxD3GYl
Intent:
Political influencers are circulating unsubstantiated claims to influence the upcoming general elections. After the news about West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee getting injured at home, influencers started their propaganda as usual. Sharing the image of injured Mamata Banerjee, a user blamed the government for the incident. The user has also claimed that since 2000, opposition leaders Justice Loya, Haren Pandya, and many others have fallen victim. Mamata Banerjee’s forehead was bleeding when she fell inside a room at her home in Kalighat, south Kolkata. In 2018, the Supreme Court decided that Justice Loya’s death was natural and dismissed a petition for an independent investigation into the judge’s death. Haren Pandya was not from the opposition party.He was a BJP member who was killed by unidentified assailants in 2003.
Conclusion:
Claim : Following the announcement that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had suffered an injury at home, influencers proceeded with their propaganda. A person who shared a photo of Mamata Banerjee’s injuries said the incident was the government’s fault. Additionally, according to the user, opposition leaders Justice Loya, Haren Pandya, and numerous others have been victimised since 2000.
Fact : Mamata Banerjee suffered a bleeding injury on her forehead when she fell inside a room at her residence at Kalighat in south Kolkata. The SC in 2018 observed the death of Justice Loya to be natural and dismissed a PIL seeking an independent investigation into the death of the judge. Haren Pandya was not from opposition party.He was a member of the BJP and was shot dead by unidentified assailants in 2003.
