This is the election season in West Bengal, and according to some political experts, it is the most polarized election the state has seen so far. Meanwhile, a disturbing image of an injured man with a bandaged head and blood dripping through his face is circulating on social media, claiming that it reflects the atrocities against Hindus in Bengal.
Various Twitter users who posted picture with the caption, “The media can show the news of the seven crosses on the beach, but there are no reports of atrocities against Hindus taking place in Bengal. Because their secularism will be in danger.rsh #StandWithBengalHindus ”.
India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that although sporadic common clashes have erupted in Bengal in recent years, this particular picture is from Mewat in Haryana. The man in the photo was attacked during communal clashes with stones in Punhana last year.
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Who is the injured man?
Using reverse search, we found that the viral image has been shared on social media since May 2020, along with the photo of another injured person. Several right-wingers Twitter handles and websites used the photos to report on common clashes last year in Haryana’s Mewat district.
Some sites also used a screenshot of a newspaper “Navbharat Times” to cut the incident. According to these sites, it was the aftermath of common clashes that erupted in Punhana, Mewat, in the first half of May 2020. The man seen in the viral photo is Kapil, who was injured along with another man when a mob attacked them. stones.
For further clarification, we contacted Monu Prajapat, the local reporter of “Navbharat Times”, who discussed the incident. He confirmed that the photo was taken during joint tension in Punhana in May 2020.
With the help of Prajapat we reach out to the victim who saw the man in the viral picture. The person named Kapil Goyal confirmed to us by telephone that it was indeed he who was seriously injured in the incident, along with another man named Manish.
‘There was a few days of tension in the area due to common clashes. We were riding a bicycle when suddenly a group of people pelted us with stones. “My skull was broken and I was admitted to hospital for a month and a half,” said Kapil. He also sent us a photo of stitches on his head while he was being treated in the hospital.
According to Kapil, an FIR was also lodged at the local police station.
Several incidents of common violence have been reported from Bengal in recent years. But the viral picture has nothing to do with Bengal, and it was taken during common violence in Punhana in Haryana last year.
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ClaimThis photo reflects the atrocities committed against Hindus in West Bengal.ClosureAlthough sporadic common clashes have erupted in Bengal over the past few years, this particular picture of Mewat comes up in Haryana. The man in the photo was attacked during communal clashes with stones in Punhana last year.
JHOOTH BOLE KAUVA KAATE
The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie.
- 1 Crow: Half true
- 2 crows: mostly lies
- 3 crows: absolutely false
