A viral video depicts a group of men assaulting unarmed individuals, including women and elderly people. The video is accompanied by a claim suggesting that Muslims are attacking Hindus in Rajasthan’s Alwar district. In this article, we will fact-check the assertion made in the post.
Claim: Video depicting Muslims assaulting Hindus in Rajasthan’s Alwar district.
Fact: The video depicts an incident reported in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, where two groups of the same family clashed over the ownership of an ancestral property. Additionally, authorities confirmed that all those involved in the altercation are from the same Hindu family. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
The video in circulation captures a group of men assaulting several unarmed individuals. However, the incident has no communal angle, as all the individuals involved in the altercation belong to the same Hindu family.
An internet search using pertinent keywords led us to news articles that featured the same viral footage. However, none of these articles indicated a communal angle to the incident. According to these reports, the incident occurred in the ‘Khakasya ki Dhan village in Rajasthan’s Alwar district.
As reported in these articles, a dispute over ancestral property led to a fight between two groups of the same family. Additional news articles detailing the incident as a dispute between two groups of one family can be accessed here and here.
Moreover, when the identical video circulated widely on Twitter, associated with a similar claim, the Alwar police responded by stating that it was an old video and that the individuals involved in the altercation belonged to the same Hindu family. Therefore, all these elements collectively affirm that there is no communal angle in the incident.
To sum it up, a video of an incident between two groups belonging to the same family in Rajasthan’s Alwar is being shared as Muslims attack on Hindus
