A disturbing video has been shared, showing a man approaching a woman from behind, lassoing her neck with a belt, and dragging her. Claims have surfaced that the accused is Mohammad Qamar, an illegal migrant from Pakistan, arrested for assault against a woman. However, the actual perpetrator has been identified as Kashaan Parks and the incident occurred in New York City, in May 2024
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter), serial fake news peddler and propagandist @RealBababanaras wrote. New York City : A woman caught like an animal and graped on the road. A Pakistan origin illegal migrant Mohammad Qamar arrested.
Several other users, influencers and propagandists have also shared the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @realaraamerican, @Ramkumar_9800
The truth about the video of assault against a woman, 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 and found that the video was old and unrelated to an illegal Pakistani immigrant in the US.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video on Google Lens. This led us to media reports containing the same video published in May 2024. According to the media reports (1, 2), the incident occurred in May 2024 and the accused was identified as Kashaan Parks. It happened when the victim was walking near East 152nd Street and Third Avenue around 3 a.m., Parks allegedly crept up behind her. Parks then reportedly placed a belt around the victim’s neck, causing her to go unconscious, before sexually assaulting her.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the incident was old and unrelated to Pakistani illegal migrants in the US. The accused was not Mohammad Qamar but Kashaan Parks.
Intent
Social media users, influencers and propagandists are circulating old videos from NYC with misleading claims to set their narrative based on religion.
Conclusion
Claim– The video shows an illegal Pakistani immigrant Mohammad Qamar sexually assaulting a woman in New York City.
Fact– The video was old and unrelated to an illegal Pakistani immigrant in the US. The accused was not Mohammad Qamar, but Kashaan Parks.
