An old video that the user shared shows some people hitting a woman with sticks. The victim, a Dalit woman, was allegedly beaten up by Hindu upper caste individuals, according to a video that an user shared with false information.
The twitter user @India__Muslim tweeted “A Dalit girl is severely and mercilessly beaten by a group of Hindu extremists and members of the extremist Hindutva organization. India is the only country in the world in which the extremist Hindu wing continues to commit all types of gross violations of human rights, especially against Muslims and Dalits.” regarding the video on Jan 30, 2023. The tweet has received an about 164.9k views on X.
Several other accounts, including @RajeshBiharwala made the same claim that some Hindu upper caste people tortured a girl belonging to Dalit caste for taking a bath in the river in UP. @ShaykhSulaiman tweeted “INDIAN WOMAN BEATEN BY ANOTHER MAN” on March 10, 2024. The archive can be read from above.
The same old vdeo once again got resurfaced on the social media recently in the year of 2024. @tabishkhanss claimed that the Dalit girl bathed in the river and thereafter, the girl was subjected to torture by Hindutva goons for disrespecting the river’s sanctity. The tweet was made by the user on Jan 26, 2024. Many other accounts, including Ali Sohrab shared the same old sensitive video on X recently and claimed the same.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, that is an outdated video from 2021. The incident, which occurred in Madhya Pradesh, involved the torture of tribal women (cousins) in full public view by their family members because it appeared that they were speaking to their maternal cousins, upsetting the family. This had nothing to do with the victim’s or accused’s caste; rather, it was a personal family feud.
We visited Ndtv, which published an article on this incident on July 4, 2021 with the headline “Madhya Pradesh Shocker On Camera: Women Beaten With Sticks By Family”. This article clarified about the old incident in detail.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: This user shared a old video in which some people can be seen beating up a woman with sticks. User shared video with misleading claim that the victim woman belong to Dalit caste and was beaten up by Hindu upper caste people. But fact is (1/3) pic.twitter.com/mpxpBGtG3r
Intent:
Anti-India propaganda spreaders sharing old video with false claim to target India and setting their agenda on caste. A woman was shown being beaten with sticks in an old video. An untrue video was shared by someone who claimed that higher caste Hindus had beaten up the victim, a Dalit woman. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that it’s a 2021 old video. No caste or religion is involved because both the accused and the victim are from the same caste, and this is a personal family feud. The incident happened in Madhya Pradesh, where the tribal women (cousins) were tortured in full view of the public by their family members because they were allegedly talking to their maternal cousins, upsetting the family.
Conclusion:
Claim : An old video in which some people can be seen beating up a woman with sticks is being shared with misleading claim that the victim woman belong to Dalit caste and was beaten up by Hindu upper caste people.
Fact : It is an old video from 2021. The incident occurred in Madhya Pradesh, where tribal women (cousins) were tortured in full public view by their family members because they were allegedly talking to their maternal cousins, enraging the family. It has nothing to do with caste or religion, as the accused and victim are both from the same caste, and it is a personal family feud.
