An old video of murder case from Bangladesh’s Jhenaidah has gone viral on social media platforms with distorted claims. The video has been shared with the claim that Muslim extremists brutally murdered a young Hindu man, Amitabh Saha, in Bangladesh’s Jhenaidah. However, D-Intent Data has found that these claims are not true; the incident is old and has been shared without mentioning the correct details.
Old video of murder case from Bangladesh’s Jhenaidah resurfaced with distorted claims
Several users have shared the video and projected it as a religious hate crime against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.
Sharing the video, propaganda account @ajaychauhan41 on X(Formerly Twitter) has said. “ in Jhenaidah, Bangladesh, Muslim jihadists brutally murdered a young Hindu man, Amitabh Saha. Saha was missing for the last four days. And his lifeless body was found hidden in the bushes near the Dhopaghata bridge yesterday. His distraught wife revealed, “Muhammad Rajlu Hossain took my husband that night, and he never returned. Muhammad Rajlu Hossain is the person who brutally ended my husband’s .
Another user @WorldHindiTV on X has also shared the video and said. Bangladesh: Muslim Jihadis brutally murdered a young Hindu man, Amitabh Saha. Saha was missing for the last four days, and his lifeless body was found yesterday hidden in the bushes near the Dhopaghata bridge. “Muhammad Rajlu Hussain took my husband away that night, and he never returned.
Truth revealed: Old video of murder case from Bangladesh’s Jhenaidah misrepresented as recent religious hate crime
As soon as the posts containing the video came to our knowledge, we conducted research and found several reports regarding the video on Bangladesh’s media platforms.
According to reports, this incident is old and has nothing to do with religious hate crimes. As per the reports, the victim’s wife, Trisha Nandi, was previously married to a man. And separated as she used to live a reckless life. She later married the deceased Amitabh Saha and legally left him. as She had entered into a relationship with Rajul Hussain Raju, whom she had named as an accused.
As per reports, the deceased Amitabh Saha had several cases against him as earlier in jail in a check dishonour case. The reason behind the murder was unknown, however the accused Rajul Hussain Raju was arrested in the case. The incident is from September 2023.
It is evident from D-Intent Data’s fact-check that the incident is from 2023 and has been shared with distorted claims.
Intent
Influencers are circulating old videos with distorted claims to set their narrative based on religion.
Conclusions
Claim– Muslim extremists brutally murdered a young Hindu man, Amitabh Saha, in Bangladesh’s Jhenaidah.
Fact- The incident is from September 2023 and there are no reports of religious hate crime.
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