A disturbing video showing a teenage boy engaging in an unnatural act with a cow has been widely circulated, with claims that the accused belongs to the Hindu community. However, the truth is that this incident took place in Muktainagar, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, where a teenager was caught on camera committing the act. According to local sources, the accused belongs to the Muslim community.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) propaganda account @PanddaShubh wrote, “Hello @grok who are these people who are protecting cows like this..is this their sanskar and culture? Find out if Brijesh Mishra has any relatives.” (Translated from Hindi)
Hello @grok यह कौन लोग हैं जो इस तरह गौ रक्षा कर रहे हैं ..इनके संस्कार और संस्कृति यही है क्या ??😂😂😂
— द्रोणाचार्य 🚩🚩 (@PanddaShubh) March 16, 2025
कही ब्रिजेश मिश्रा का कोई संबंधी तो नही है पता करो Yaar 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/9jKMdVinTX
Another propaganda account @KavitaYadv also shared the video and wrote, “Andhbhakt (a derogatory slur used against RW Hindus) caught while protecting his cow”. (Translated from Hindi).
अंधभक्त अपनी गौ माता की रक्षा करते हुए पकड़ा गया pic.twitter.com/p92XaramMC
— Kavita Yadav (@KavitaYadv) March 17, 2025
The truth about the video, 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 accused teenager was not from the Hindu community but from the Muslim community.
To verify the claims made by propagandists. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the video using Google Lens. This led us to a Facebook post containing the original video. The Facebook post stated “Very scary! In Bilaswadi village of Jalgaon district, a Muslim youth has committed a very low level of torture (rape) on a cow. The administration should take strict action in this regard and demolish the house of that Haramkhor” (Translated from Marathi).
Furthermore, taking cues from the Facebook post, we performed relevant keyword searches and found multiple local reports regarding the incident. According to local sources (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), the accused belongs to the Muslim community. Following protests and a complaint from Hindu organizations, the police arrested the minor, though his identity was not disclosed due to his age. Further investigation is ongoing. The incident took place in Muktainagar, Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the accused was not from the Hindu community.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) March 18, 2025
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A disturbing video showing a teenage boy engaging in an unnatural act with a cow has been circulated, with claims that the accused belongs to the Hindu community. But, according to local sources, the accused belongs to the Muslim community. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/FFbdNdxu9z
Intent
Propagandists are circulating sensitive videos from Maharashtra without providing the actual information to set their narrative against a particular community.
Conclusion
Claim– The video depicts a Hindu individual committing a heinous unnatural act with a cow.
Fact– The video was from Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The accused belonged to the Muslim community, not the Hindu community.
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