A disturbing video depicting a man brutally attacking a woman is being falsely circulated as an incident from India. However, our investigation reveals that the video is not from India but originates from Malaysia. Reports confirm that this incident took place in November 2022 in Kajang, Kuala Lumpur, where a man named Reduan Mahamood attacked his wife. The footage is old and has no connection to India whatsoever.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter), propaganda account @NazneenAkhtar23 wrote, “Now it seems that there is a trend in India to kill people so that these criminals can become the headlines of the newspapers. By the way, Savdhaan India has been banned on TV, now the live show of Savdhaan India can be seen in real every day. The biggest role is that of the cameraman, he should get an award”. (Translated from Hindi).
Another propaganda account @urjfati also shared the video and wrote, Now there is a trend of killing people so that these criminals can become the headlines of the newspapers. By the way, Savdhaan India has been banned on TV, now the live show of Savdhaan India can be seen in real every day. The biggest role is of the cameraman, he should get an award.
अब तो देश में ये मारने मराने का ट्रैंड चल रहा है ताकि ये क्रिमिनल न्यूज पेपर के हेड लाइन बन सकें
— urooj fatima (@urjfati) March 26, 2025
वैसे सावधान इंडिया तो टीवी पर बैन हो गया है अब सावधान इंडिया का लाइव शो रियल में देखने को मिलता है हर रोज😄
सबसे बड़ा रोल ये कैमरामैन का है,इसे तो अवॉर्ड मिलना चाहिए।#AishwaryaRai pic.twitter.com/Jr7z82FIO7
Several other users and Influencers have also disseminated the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @imranzeemi, @rajivsinhainpp.
The truth about the video of a man brutally attacking a woman, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video. We found that the video was not from India but an old video from Malaysia.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some keyframes from the viral video using Google Lens. This led us to a media report containing the same visuals published in November 2022. According to the report, this incident occurred in November 2022 in Kajang, Kuala Lumpur, where a man named Reduan Mahamood assaulted his wife.
Furthermore, we performed relevant keyword search and found multiple reports (1, 2, 3) regarding this incident. As per the reports, The man was sentenced to three months in prison and fined RM2,000 by the Magistrate’s Court.
Therefore, it is evident from verified sources that the video was not from India, but an old incident from Malaysia.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) March 27, 2025
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A disturbing video showing a man brutally assaulting a woman is being shared claiming to be from India. However, our investigation found that the video was from Malaysia. Reports indicate that this incident occurred in November 2022 (1/2) pic.twitter.com/ND72oDMUwi
Intent
Influencers are circulating old videos with Malaysia with misleading claims to set their narrative in India.
Conclusion
Claim– The video depicts an individual assaulting a woman in India.
Fact– The video was not from India but an old incident from Malaysia.
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