A video featuring a dead body is being circulated with the false claim that Jamaat-e-Islami terrorists killed a Hindu leader named Nayan, who was allegedly tortured and murdered in Machmel village, Rajshahi, Bangladesh Bagmara. However, these claims are not true. In reality, the body recovered by police belonged to Nayan Mia (38), a van driver from Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi. He was the son of Afaz Uddin. Police suspect that Nayan Mia may have fallen into the water while crossing the pond with a bag of drugs after taking drugs. He is not a Hindu, but a Muslim.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) propagandist account @ajaychauhan41 wrote. “Jamaat-e-Islami terrorists are massacring Hindus in Bangladesh. Hindu leader Nayan was brutally tortured and killed in Machmel village of Rajshahi Bagmara”.
बांग्लादेश में जमात-ए-इस्लामी के आतंकवादी हिंदूओं का नरसंहार कर रहे हैं। राजशाही बागमारा के मचमेल गांव में हिंदू नेता नयन को बेरहमी से प्रताड़ित कर मार डाला गया. pic.twitter.com/4x4EvoXf6j
— हम लोग We The People 🇮🇳 (@ajaychauhan41) December 22, 2024
Several other users and Influencers have also shared the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @Jagdish32720325, @07VSR
The truth behind the claims from Rajshahi Bangladesh, 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 it was not related to a religious hate crime against Hindu individuals.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed relevant keyword searches and found multiple reports regarding the incident. According to the reports (1, 2, 3), the police said, police have recovered the body of Nayan Mia, a 38-year-old van driver and alleged drug peddler, from a pond in Bagmara, Rajshahi. Nayan Mia, the son of Afaz Uddin from Machamoil Borupukur village in Shuvodanga union, was found dead. His body has been sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the video doesn’t depict religious hate crimes against Hindu individuals in Bangladesh.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 22, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video of a dead body being shared with the misleading claim that Jamaat-e-Islami terrorists killed a Hindu leader, Nayan, who was brutally tortured and killed in Machmel village of Rajshahi Bagmara. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/hWSlLDSr8O
Intent
Influencers are circulating videos from Bangladesh with misleading claims to set their narrative.
Conclusion
Claim– Jamaat-e-Islami terrorists brutally tortured and killed a Hindu man in Machmel village of Rajshahi Bagmara.
Fact – The video depicts the dead body of Nayan Mia, who is a Muslim. It has nothing to do with hate crimes against Hindus.
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