A disturbing video has been circulating on social media, depicting a man attacking another person with a knife on a busy road who was brutally hacked to death. The video has been shared with claims that a Muslim individual killed an RSS activist in Dharavi, Mumbai. However, D-Intent Data has confirmed that the video is from Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh and does not involve a religious hate crime. Both the accused and the victim in the video belong to the same community.
Sharing the sensitive video, an account Satyam Sahu (@satyamS19745855 ) wrote. An RSS worker was murdered on the road by a Muslim perpetrator in Dharavi, Mumbai. Later the post was removed.
Several other users and influencers have also shared the video and made similar communal claims. Their posts can be seen here @ksekuldeep, @RaiRajeevkumar, @mahesh97651181.
The truth about the viral video of a man brutally hacked to death, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the sensitive video came to our notice. We conducted research and found that the video is from Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh and has nothing to do with religious hate crimes.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video on Google, which led us to several media reports containing the same visuals.
According to the media reports(Indian Express, The Hindu), the video of the gruesome murder is from Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh. Where a man named Sheikh Rashid, 27, was hacked to death on the main road of Vinukonda town in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district. The accused was identified as Sheikh Jilani. The police said a dispute related to a real estate deal was behind the killing. The incident occurred around 8:30 pm on 17 July 2024. NDTV has also reported the incident.
Hence, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the viral video is from Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh and was not related to religious hate crime. The video is not from Mumbai but from Palnadu Andhra Pradesh. Also, it has nothing to do with Mumbai and RSS activists.
Intent
Social media users are circulating sensitive videos from Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh with misleading claims to set their narrative.
Conclusion
Claim- A Muslim perpetrator killed an RSS activist in Dharavi, Mumbai.
Fact – The video is not from Mumbai but from Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh. The victim and accused were from the same community.
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