Sensitive visuals depicting a violent attack and severely injured individuals are being shared, alleging that Islamic radicals viciously assaulted three Hindu minorities with an axe in Kaliganj, Gazipur District, for cutting water hyacinths from the river. However, these claims of religious hate crimes are false and misleading. Local reports clarify that both the attackers and victims are from the same community, and the incident was actually related to a land dispute.
Sharing the visuals on X (Formerly Twitter), propaganda account @HinduVoice_in wrote, “Bangladesh. In Kaliganj, Gazipur district, Islamic radicals brutally attacked 3 Hindu minorities with an axe for the ‘crime’ of cutting water hyacinths from the river. All three victims are in critical condition, fighting for their lives.”
#Bangladesh
— Hindu Voice (@HinduVoice_in) March 31, 2025
In Kaliganj, #Gazipur district, Islamic radicals brutally attacked 3 Hindu minorities with an axe for the “crime” of cutting water hyacinths from the river.
All three victims are in critical condition, fighting for their lives. pic.twitter.com/Gni7TfjZOv
Another propaganda account, @VHindus71, also disseminated the visuals and wrote. “In Kaliganj, Gazipur district, Jamaat radicals brutally attacked 3 Hindu minorities with an axe for the ‘crime’ of cutting water hyacinths from the river. All three victims are in critical condition, fighting for their lives.”
Several other users, influencers and propagandists have also disseminated the visuals and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @MithilaWaala, @k36077, @pakistan_untold, @SanatanVoice_in, @Pujadas2211, @SanataniHinduBD, @AngrySaffron.
The truth behind the claims, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the sensitive visuals and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the incident. We found that the incident was not driven by religious hatred, but rather a land dispute between individuals from the same community (Hindu).
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a relevant keyword search and found a report regarding the incident. According to the report, on Sunday (March 30), Ramcharan and his son Jhantu Das attacked their cousins Narayan, Giribala, and Haradhan Chandra Das with axes in Kaliganj due to a long-standing land dispute. Both the attackers and victims belong to the same community and share the same family background.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the incident was not related to religious hate crimes.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) March 31, 2025
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: Sensitive visuals are being circulated claiming that Islamic radicals brutally attacked three Hindu minorities with an axe in Kaliganj, Gazipur , for cutting water hyacinths from the river. These claims of religious hate crimes are false. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/MF3LnGkTum
Intent
Influencers are circulating sensitive visuals from Bangladesh with misleading claims to set their narrative based on religion.
Conclusion
Claim: Three Hindu individuals were attacked by extremist Muslims with axes in Gazipur, Bangladesh.
Fact– The incident was not driven by religious hatred, but rather a land dispute between individuals from the same community (Hindu).
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