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By Abira Das
The story uses only screenshots and not actual tweets in view of the graphic nature of the viral video.
A video of a man being beaten up with iron rods has gone viral on social media with users claiming that the incident happened in Uttar Pradesh, where a group of Hindu men brutally assaulted a Christian.
An unverified user on X (formerly Twitter), @HeiienK17245, shared the video with the caption, “RAM RAJ If you don’t pray now, then when will you pray (𝗨𝗣) Heartbreaking sight of anti-evangelicals harassing God’s servants in Uttar Pradesh.” The video received over 6,211 views. (Archive)
Another X user, @PeterGeo83, also shared the video, stating “If you don’t pray now, then when will you pray. Heartbreaking sight of anti-evangelicals harassing God’s servants in Uttar Pradesh. Religion is for Love,Peace & Charity but Hindus in India are like http://Satanists.No love for Human beings.”
A Facebook user, Junebirth C Marak, also shared the video with the caption, “My dear brothers and sister be aware of what is happening to our fellow Christians in Central India. If you don’t pray now, then when will you pray (𝗨𝗣) Heartbreaking sight of anti-evangelicals harassing God’s servants in Uttar Pradesh.”
Fact Check
We broke down the video using Invid software and reverse-searched one of the key frames on Google. This led us to a 2023 report by The Hindustan Times, titled ‘Bootleggers assault 35-year-old man in Punjab’s Sunam’. The report featuring a screenshot of the viral clip, stated that “The six accused, who brutally assaulted a 35-year-old man in broad daylight in Sunam, are in the business of bootlegging. They attacked the victim suspecting him to be a police informer…The victim, Sonu Kumar, a resident of Jagatpura Basti in Sunam, is currently undergoing treatment at AIMS, Bathinda. He has suffered over twelve fractures to his feet, legs, wrists, arms and fingers apart from dozens of stitches, officials said.”
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