This viral video claiming to show a Hindu man being arrested for killing a Muslim who allegedly raped his sister is fake
A compilation video of two separate clips is going viral on social media (here, here, and here). The first clip shows a man being arrested by the police, while the second shows a man attacking another person with a sharp weapon. The video is being shared with the claim that a Hindu man named Manoj murdered a Muslim man named Anas Ansari on the road, allegedly in retaliation for the rape of Manoj’s sister, Pooja. The viral video also includes a photo of a young girl who is claimed to be Pooja. Let’s verify the claim made in the post through this article.
Claim: The video shows a Hindu man named Manoj being arrested for killing a Muslim man, Anas Ansari, who had raped his sister Pooja in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh.
Fact: The video is a compilation of two clips: the first shows a scripted arrest video made by a content creator named Kanu Alii, while the second depicts a real stabbing incident from Brazil in May 2025 involving a land dispute. However, no credible reports confirm that a Hindu man named Manoj was arrested for killing a Muslim man named Anas Ansari, who allegedly raped his sister Pooja in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Video 1
To verify the claim, we conducted an internet search using relevant keywords. However, we found no credible reports confirming that a Hindu man named Manoj was arrested for killing a Muslim man named Anas Ansari, who allegedly raped his sister Pooja in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh.
A reverse image search of keyframes from the viral video led us to an Instagram post featuring the same footage (archived) of a man being arrested by the police. The video was uploaded on 23 May 2025 by the Instagram user @kanu_alii, who identifies himself as a video creator. The same video was also uploaded to his YouTube channel.
We found multiple videos of him with the police on his social media handles (here, here, and here). The description section of his YouTube channel states that he is an actor and creates content for entertainment, confirming that the viral video does not depict a real incident and is scripted.
Video 2
To verify the video of a man attacking another person with a sharp weapon, we performed a reverse image search of the keyframes from the viral video led us to a Reddit post, where a screenshot from the video was shared. In the post, the video is claimed to be from a city in Brazil.
Taking cues from the Reddit post, we used relevant keywords and found the same video featured in multiple news reports dated 08 May 2025 (here, here, and here). According to these reports, the incident took place on 6 May 2025 in Campo Alegre, a city in the Alagoas state of Brazil. The reports state that a 59-year-old man named Sebastião Fabiano da Silva was attacked by three individuals, two of whom were armed with sharp weapons. The attackers reportedly stabbed the elderly man more than 15 times, resulting in his death. Citing police sources, the reports mention that the incident stemmed from a family dispute, and the victim’s family had been receiving threats for some time. Three suspects have been identified, and one of them, a minor, has been arrested by the police.
We also found several other media reports covering this incident, which can be seen here, here, and here.
However, we could not independently verify the identity or source of the girl’s photo shown in the viral video. But based on the available evidence, it is clear that the video is a compilation of a scripted skit and a murder incident from Brazil.
To sum up, the viral video claiming to show a Hindu man arrested for killing a Muslim man who allegedly raped his sister is fake; It is a compilation of a scripted video and a murder incident in Brazil.