A shocking video of six men beating up a woman is widely being shared on the internet with a claim that the video shows how Muslims are oppressed in India.
The caption of the video read: “Muslims are oppressed in India and will continue to be oppressed if we do not protect them. It’s time to be unity. The Indian government will account! #ModiResignation”
Muslims are oppressed in India and will continue to be oppressed if we do not protect them. It’s time to be unity. The Indian government will account! #ModiResignationpic.twitter.com/uNM7cz3tLE
— Ali Keskin (@alikeskin_tr) May 23, 2020
Muslims are oppressed in India and will continue to be oppressed if we do not protect them. It’s time to be unity. The Indian government will account! #ModiResignationpic.twitter.com/eRnTUMryP9
— Fazl Khan (@fazlkhan22) May 23, 2020
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim and found it to be fake.
We found a tweet in which Balrampur Police has posted a video on Twitter explaining the whole incident. In the tweet, Balrampur Superintendent of Police, Dev Ranjan Verma, clarifies that the incident took place in Rehra Bazar where a woman was beaten up severely by her husband, two brothers-in-law and her three nephews.
#balrampurpolice थाना रेहरा बाजार में महिला के साथ हुई मारपीट की घटना के संबंध में तत्काल अभियोग पंजीकृत कर चार अभियुक्तों को गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया है। https://t.co/3071bIJYPf pic.twitter.com/ic1iRYuFnD
— BALRAMPUR POLICE (@balrampurpolice) May 23, 2020
According to the video, four accused have been arrested. Whereas the police personnel present at the spot are suspended because of inaction.
We also found that the same incident has been covered by Amar Ujala on May 22, 2020.
As per the report, there was a property dispute between the man, Ashok and his wife, Sushila.
Hence, the above information proves that a family dispute has been given a false communal twist.
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