A photo purporting to show minor Nikhil, who was killed in April 2018 at a protest to save the SC/ST Act, has being circulated.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @ambedkariteIND tweeted “On 2 April 2018, During the protest to save SC/ST Act, A minor Nikhil and 13 others sacrificed their lives. Grand salute to all the revolutionaries. Jai Bhim !” on April 2, 2024. The tweet has received an about more than 3k views on X.
The incident once again became viral during April 2022. Several other accounts, including @DPKanojiya, @Anushka_Gurjari made the claim that Nikhil Dhobi from Ghaziabad was martyred in the movement to save the SC/ST Act on 2 April 2018. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this picture was taken from the 2012 film “Kingdom of Ants”. It is unrelated to the 2018 SC/ST protest. For the past few years, various assertions about this picture have been made. The Israel-Palestine conflict was the subject of the film. According to IMDb, it has a rating of 6.2/10. It is directed by Chawki Mejri. The description of the movie says “Palestine 2002. A journey between the apparent and the hidden sides of this land, between the bitter reality and the dream, history and myth. A quest for the depth of human tragedy between the reality and the dream of the artist.”
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: An image that features an injured teenager has been shared, claiming that he is minor Nikhil, who was killed during a protest to save the SC/ST Act in April 2018. Fact is that this image was taken from a movie named "Kingdom of Ants", 2012. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/lz8V83ubax
Intent:
Influencers are circulating images from movie scenes as clickbait to set their narrative. An image that features an injured teenager has been shared, claiming that he is minor Nikhil, who was killed during a protest to save the SC/ST Act in April 2018. This image was taken from the movie “Kingdom of Ants” in 2012. It has nothing to do with the SC/ST protest of 2018. For the past few years, this photo has circulated with many claims. The movie was on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Conclusion:
Claim : An image of an injured teenager has been published, alleging that he is minor Nikhil, who was slain during a protest to save the SC/ST Act in April 2018.
Fact : Fact is that this image was taken from a movie named “Kingdom of Ants”, 2012. It has nothing to do with the SC/ST protest in 2018. This photo has been circulating with different claims for the last few years. The movie was related to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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