By Oishani Bhattacharya

A 2-minute video clip, seemingly footage from a CCTV camera, is viral on social media. In the video, a man is seen being beaten up by two others on a street. Another man is present at the scene, who first stands watching the scuffle and later tries to stop the fight. After a minute, a policeman on a bike appears. This is when the altercation ends. Several social media users claim that the incident is recent and from Tamil Nadu and that the man assaulted is ‘BJP IT and social media cell district secretary Rajesh Biju’.

Premium subscribed X (formerly Twitter) page Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) shared the above-mentioned clip with the same claim. The tweet said: “Tamil Nadu: BJP IT & Social Media Cell District Secretary* Rajesh Biju was brutally thrashed last evening in front of his house. Rajesh is undergoing treatment in Sri Chakra Hospital, Nanganallur, Chennai East.”

The tweet had received over 5.5 Lakh views and had been retweeted over 7,000 times before it was deleted. (Archive)

Readers should note that Alt News has found @MeghUpdates sharing misinformation several times in the past.

Another X user, @bs_hariharan3, shared the same video tagging BJP leaders K Annamalai and J P Nadda and wrote: “Gruesome attack on BJP IT & Social Media Cell Dist Secratary Shri Rajesh Biju today evening in front of BJP functionary’s house. Rajesh is undergoing treatment in Sri Chakra Hospital, Nanganallur, Chennai East. We pray for his speedy recovery. TN policeman”. The user has now deleted the tweet. (Archive)

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