By Shinjinee Majumder

A video of some men beating up others with sticks is viral on social media with the claim that Muslims were assaulting Hindus in Alwar, Rajasthan. (Archive)

https://twitter.com/DilipKu24388061/status/1751076035943346190?t=QLYkrTrY2zA1cl0vdjAJGQ&s=19

Several X users have tweeted the same video and amplified the viral claim. (Archives- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

The video has also been circulated on Facebook several times.

Alt News also received several requests on its WhatsApp tipline.

Fact Check

We noticed that some of the videos in circulation had the Hindi text ‘थानागाजी’ imposed at the top left corner.

Thanagazi is a village in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. Upon a relevant keyword search, we found some reports containing some stills from the viral video. According to a report by media outlet Patrika, a fight took place between two factions of the same family over ancestral land and a house. The report stated that according to Thanagazi police, Sitaram and Ramswaroop were two brothers and Sitaram passed away five years ago. On the evening of January 18, 2024, a dispute between Rohitash, son of Ramswaroop, and the family of late Sitaram, over the division of agricultural land and a house escalated into a violent conflict. In the clash involving sticks and other weapons, a dozen individuals from both sides, including men, women, and children, sustained injuries.

This information was also corroborated by Ramesh Meena from Thanagazi police. Speaking to Alt News, he refuted claims of a communal angle to the incident and stated that the two sides had a dispute over the division of land and house.

According to a Dainik Bhaskar report on the same, the incident took place near Chima Ki Dhani, Duhar Chogan on Biharisar Road in Thanagazi police station area. Thanagazi Police had reportedly arrested seven people in the matter. Seventy-year-old Ramswaroop and a 65-year-old woman were attacked by their family members over ownership of an old house. Four people kept beating the elderly man with sticks even though he kept pleading with them.

Read Full Story https://www.altnews.in/alwar-family-feud-over-property-given-communal-spin-on-social-media/