A video depicting a rhino chasing and attacking a biker has been circulated with claims that Saddam Ali, an illegal immigrant with an unauthorized residence in Kachutoli, Assam—home to rhinos—was killed by the animal. It is alleged that he ignored multiple police orders to leave government land. However, these claims about his foreign identity and police orders are false and baseless.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) propagandist account, @MeghUpdates wrote, Saddam Ali, an alleged illegal immigrant who had an illegal house in Kachutoli, Assam, a natural habitat of Rhinos was killed by rhino. Despite repeated police orders to vacate govt land, he didn’t comply.
Another propaganda account @HPhobiaWatch has also shared the video and wrote, Saddam Ali who illegally occupied forest land is killed by a Rhino. Just a week ago he was given notice to vacate the land & move to refugee camp. Even Assam’s Rhinos are tired of illegal Kanglu immigrants”.
Several other users, influencers and propagandists have also disseminated the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @KreatelyMedia, @NANDANPRATIM
The truth about the viral video shared as death by Rhino in Assam, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the sensitive video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the incident and found that these claims were not true.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a relevant keyword search and found multiple reports regarding the incident. According to the reports(1, 2), a biker Saddam Hussain died after being chased and attacked by a rhino near the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam’s Morigaon district on Sunday(29 September). The victim, Saddam Hussain, was a resident of the Kamrup Metropolitan district, about 30 kilometres from the place of the incident. He traveling on his two-wheeler when the rhino, which had strolled out of the wildlife sanctuary, approached him. There are no reports of being an illegal occupant in the natural habitat of Rhinos.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the claims about the victim’s foreign identity and illegal occupation are false and baseless.
Intent
Social media users, influencers and propagandists are circulating sensitive videos with misleading claims to set their narrative based on religion.
Conclusion
Claim– An illegal Bangladeshi migrant Saddam Ali who occupied forest land was killed by a Rhino in Assam.
Fact– The victim was a resident of Kamrup Metropolitan district, about 30 kilometres from the place of the incident. No verified sources are supporting the claims.
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