A video has gone viral showing a group of young men beating up a helpless guy. It purports to show that the violence was a result of religious hatred against a Muslim delivery boy in India.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @stairwayto3dom tweeted “MUSLIM DELIVERY DRIVER ATTACKED IN INDIA” and shared the video on March 18, 2024. The tweet has received an about 64k views on X.
MUSLIM DELIVERY DRIVER ATTACKED IN INDIA pic.twitter.com/Km1K65TnXy
— The Saviour (@stairwayto3dom) March 18, 2024
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, religion had nothing to do with this incident. The event happened in Noida last month. The victim and the accused were familiar with each other, and they got into a quarrel over an issue. The victim is not a Muslim; his name is Abhay Pratap. Both the victim and the accused were members of the same community.
We visited bhaskar, which published an article on this incident on Feb 22, 2024 with the headline “The delivery boy was taken hostage and beaten: they took off his clothes, made a video and left him when he became unconscious, the video went viral”. The incident took place on Feb 9, 2024, according to the police. It took place in the Police Station Sector-113 area. They got into an argument because they disagreed over something. A case was filed at Sector-113 police station based on the victim’s complaint. In addition, the victim underwent a medical evaluation. The accused will be detained shortly by the police. We also went to jagran, which posted about this in an article with the heading “नोएडा में दबंगों का आंतक: डिलीवरी ब्वॉय को नग्न करके पीटा, वीडियो भी बनाया” on Feb 22, 2024. The victim was identified as Abhay Pratap, who is a reseident of the Kalan police station of Shahjahanpur district.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a group of young men beating a helpless guy has been shared, claiming that a Muslim delivery boy was attacked in India in a religious hate crime incident. The fact is that this incident has nothing to do with religion. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/i5BuN8b7r8
Intent:
Paid propaganda accounts are circulating unrelated videos with communal claims to set their propaganda against India based on religion. A video that shows a group of young men beating a helpless guy has been shared, claiming that a Muslim delivery boy was attacked in India in a religious hate crime incident. The occurrence in question is unrelated to religion, as is the reality. There was a fight between the victim and the accused while they were known to each other. Abhay Pratap is the victim’s name; he is not a Muslim. The victim and the accused came from the same community. The event took place in Noida last month.
Conclusion:
Claim : According to a video that has gone viral, a Muslim delivery boy was attacked in India as part of a religious hate crime. The video shows a gang of young men hitting a helpless guy.
Fact : The fact is that this incident has nothing to do with religion. The accused and victim knew each other, and there was a fight among them over some issue. The victim’s name is Abhay Pratap, not a Muslim individual. The accused and victim both belonged to the same community. The incident occurred last month in Noida.
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