A distressing video of a group of people assaulting, shaming, and forcing someone drink urine has gone viral and is being reported as a hate crime based on caste in MP’s Ujjain.
@iamharunkhan tweeted “Madhya Pradesh, Ujjain a tribal youth was made to drink urine, beaten and garlanded with shoes.” on March 20, 2024. The tweet has received an about 37.9k views on X.
Madhya Pradesh, Ujjain a tribal youth was made to drink urine, beaten and garlanded with shoes. pic.twitter.com/ciBZ1qOiOK
— هارون خان (@iamharunkhan) March 20, 2024
Several other accounts, including @Manishkumarttp, @Satwant_Rana_, @kishanMeghwal__, @pandav_bharti, @OBCUMASHANKAR, @SC__MP, @Satyamooknayak, @Report1Bharat, @tarunjatav50, @SP_Prahari made the same claim that a young man in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh was forced to drink urine, his hair was cut and shoes were garlanded. @FirdausLaibah made the same claim by quoting the tweet made by @iamharunkhan. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that caste has nothing to do with this incidence. The man reportedly suffered assaults and had to drink urine after he eloped in Ujjain with a married woman. Both the victim and the accused are a part of the same Banjara community. A case has been filed by the police under the applicable IPC sections. All of the accused parties in the incident are facing legal prosecution. We visited Times of India, which published an article on this incident on March 20, 2024 with the headline “MP: Ujjain Man Thrashed, Forced To Drink Urine For Eloping With Married Woman, Videos Go Viral”. The man was reportedly beaten, forced to drink urine, and wear a garland of shoes by certain individuals after he eloped with a married woman. Videos of the incident surfaced on social media, showcasing the man being humiliated and physically assaulted.
The official account of @ujjain_sp shared the official report of the incident and shared a video making his statements regarding the incident on March 20, 2024.
— UJJAIN SP (@ujjain_sp) March 20, 2024
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) March 20, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A disturbing video that shows a group of people beating, humiliating & forcing an individual to drink a liquid has been shared and projected as a caste-based hate crime in MP's Ujjain. Fact is that this incident has nothing to do with caste.(1/3) pic.twitter.com/TT6i2wGM6K
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating disturbing videos with false claims to set their propaganda based on caste. A disturbing video that shows a group of people beating, humiliating & forcing an individual to drink a liquid has been shared and projected as a caste-based hate crime in MP’s Ujjain. The truth is that caste is unrelated to this incidence. The man was reportedly beaten and made to drink urine for eloping in Ujjain with a married woman. The accused and the victim are from the same Banjara community. Under the pertinent IPC sections, the police have filed a complaint. Every accused party connected to the incident is facing legal prosecution.
Conclusion:
Claim : Caste-based hate crimes have been reported in MP’s Ujjain after a troubling video showing a group of people assaulting, shaming, and making a man drink urine went viral.
Fact : According to reports, the man was thrashed and forced to drink urine for eloping with a married woman in Ujjain. The accused and victim belong to the same community (Banjara community).
