A tragic video about the death of a young female football player from Bangladesh is being circulated and portrayed as she was killed in a religious hate crime. However, D-Intent Data has found that these claims are false and fabricated. According to reports and local police sources, the young football player Mou Rani Das died by suicide at her home on November 7, 2024, in Dirai Upazila, Bangladesh.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) propagandist account @Vini__007 wrote, “Another Hindu dead in Bangladesh!. 17-year-old Bangladeshi Hindu female footballer, Mau Rani Das, was found hanging. Her family had reported her missing on November 7 Dirai Upazila, Sunamganj, Bangladesh.”
Another Hindu dead in
— VINI💞 (@Vini__007) December 17, 2024
🇧🇩📍 Bangaldesh!
17-year-old Bangladeshi Hindu female footballer, Mau
Rani Das, found hanging.
Her family had reported her missing on
November 7
Dirai Upazila, Sunamganj, Bangladesh. #bangladesh pic.twitter.com/7c5BhDKtJS
The truth behind the claims about Football Player Bangladesh, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the incident. We found that it was not a murder or religious hate crime but a suicide.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed relevant keyword searches and found media reports regarding the incident. According to reports (1, 2) and local police sources, the young football player Mou Rani Das died by suicide at her home on November 7, 2024, in Dirai Upazila. The reason behind her actions was unknown. However, there are multiple reports of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh but this incident was unrelated to religious hate crimes.
Therefore, it is evident from verified sources that the young football player died by suicide. Not a murder or religious hate crime.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 19, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A tragic video about the death of a young female football player from Bangladesh is being circulated and portrayed as she was killed in a religious hate crime.The fact is that according to reports and local police sources, it was a suicide. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/604NS2C9lJ
Intent
Influencers and propagandists are circulating misleading claims about the suicide of the young football player in Bangladesh to set their narrative.
Conclusion
Claim– A young football player Mou Rani Das was murdered in Derai Upazila, Sunamganj, Bangladesh.”
Fact – According to reports and police sources the young football player died by suicide at her home.
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