The false allegation that a Hindu man beat a woman because she lodged a complaint against the BJP leader accompanied a disturbing video showing a man publicly kicking and slapping a helpless woman.
Several accounts on twitter, including Sikhs are not Hindu (“@akal_de_sewad“) tweeted “Karnataka Hindu man named Mahantesh beating a woman in daylight because the Woman filed a complaint against BJP member” on Dec 22, 2023.
@ShaykhSulaiman tweeted “ANOTHER WOMAN BEATEN IN INDIA” regarding this incident on March 10, 2024.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this is an old video from May 2022 in Bagalkote, Karnataka, that shows a man beating a woman over a property dispute. Politics, caste, or religion are unrelated to it. The victim’s and accused’s families had also engaged in fight previously. The accused person was taken into custody.
We visited NDTV, which published an article on this incident on May 16, 2022 with the headline “On Camera, Lawyer Kicked, Slapped On Road In Karnataka. No One Helped”.
The lady advocate was assaulted and brutally kicked by a neighbour in the Bagalkote Town Circle Street over a property dispute, as clarified by Ani News.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A disturbing video that shows a man slapping and kicking a helpless woman in full public view has been shared with a misleading claim that a Hindu man thrashed a woman because she filed a complaint against the BJP leader. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/uSt3McbbLn
Intent:
Religious hate and misinformation propaganda accounts are circulating old videos with false claims to set their hateful narrative. Many users have claimed that a Hindu man beat a woman for complaining against the BJP leader, despite a disturbing video showing a man publicly kicking and slapping a helpless woman has gone viral. After proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that this is an old video of a man beating a woman over a property dispute in Bagalkote, Karnataka, in May 2022. It has nothing to do with religion, caste, or politics. Both the accused and the victim’s families had previously fought. The accused was arrested.
Conclusion:
Claim : A disturbing video of a man slapping and kicking a helpless woman in public has been shared, with a misleading claim that a Hindu man thrashed the woman because she filed a complaint against the BJP leader.
Fact : This is an old video from May 2022 of a man beating a woman over a property dispute in Bagalkote, Karnataka. It has nothing to do with caste, religion, or politics. Previously, the accused and victim’s families had fought. The accused person was arrested.
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