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By Archit Mehta
Several people on social media have been circulating a story that claims a ‘Hindu Jain girl’ was taken away by a Muslim boy in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. It further adds that after the incident the Jain community decided to terminate all Muslim employees from jobs across the district and about 10,000 Muslims lost their jobs. As a result, the girl was returned in nine hours. The text ends by pointing out what can be achieved when a community is united.
Here is part 2 of the Alt News investigation -
FALSE CLAIM
The first hint that the story is fictitious is the reference made to a ‘Hindu Jain girl’. Hinduism and Jainism are two distinct religions. Alt News reached out to B. Srinivasa Reddy, PRO to Superintendent of Police, Nellore in 2019. He stated, “The claim made in the viral text is fabricated to create differences between two communities.” On December 28, 2019 Nellore police filled a rejoinder stating that the viral text is “totally false” and issued a warning that criminal cases will be filed against persons spreading or propagating such rumours.
Reddy further informed that as per their investigation” the messages we initially sent from Mumbai and Ahmedabad and so far no arrests have been made”. He added that a similar message was shared in August 2019 but in Hindi. This message was exactly the same except that it claimed 550 Jain traders fired 1,800 Muslim employees. (Picture of Hindi message part of the Pixstory)
We found that the false message has in fact been doing the rounds at least since July 2019.
The claim that a Muslim boy abducted a Hindu girl who was returned only after the Jain community in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh terminated all Muslim employees is a fictitious tale. Nellore police has clarified that no such incident has taken place in the district and the viral message attempts to create communal differences.
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https://www.altnews.in/fictional-story-muslim-boy-elopes-with-hindu-jain-girl-muslims-terminated-from-jobs-girl-returned/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=repost