This viral video of a mob beating a Muslim man in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh is being shared with a false communal narrative - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
March 15, 2024
A post accompanying a video showing a few people brutally beating a young man, with his hands and legs tied with a rope, is circulating widely across social media platforms with the claim that the video depicts a young Muslim man named Nadeem being brutally beaten by a Hindu mob in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. In this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: A Muslim man named Nadeem was brutally beaten by a Hindu mob in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.
Fact: There is no communal angle to this incident. According to the FIR filed in this case, the incident occurred on 03 March 2024, in Fulat village, when Nadeem allegedly attempted to molest Afzal’s daughter. All the individuals involved, including both the accused and the complainants, belong to the same Muslim community. Muzaffarnagar police also refuted this claim in response to a post with a similar claim on X(Twitter). Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
To verify the authenticity of the viral claim, we conducted a relevant keyword search and found a clarification post (archive) on X (formerly Twitter) by the Muzaffarnagar police on 13 March 2024, regarding this incident. The Muzaffarnagar police clarification post states,“The case pertains to the same community in which Ratanpuri police station has registered a case under relevant sections on 04.03.2024 and arrested 03 accused and sent them to jail. Advance legal action is underway by Ratanpuri police station.” This clearly indicates that there is no communal angle in this incident.
प्रकरण एक ही समुदाय से सम्बन्धित है जिसमें थाना रतनपुरी पुलिस द्वारा दिनांक 04.03.2024 को सुसंगत धाराओं में अभियोग पंजीकृत कर 03 अभियुक्तगण को गिरफ्तार कर जेल भेजा जा चुका है। थाना रतनपुरी पुलिस द्वारा अग्रिम विधिक कार्यवाही प्रचलित है।
To know more about this incident, we checked the FIR filed in this case on the Uttar Pradesh police website. According to the FIR, the incident occurred in Fulat village within the jurisdiction of the Ratanpuri police station around 9:30 pm on 03 March 2024. According to the complainant, Afzal, the son of Munna, named Nadeem, entered the house via the terrace and began molesting his daughter. When she protested and shouted, Afzal’s sons arrived and apprehended Nadeem, who managed to escape. Later, Nadeem, along with his brothers Naushad, Dilshad, Mudassir, and Sonu, returned to Afzal’s home, assaulting him and his sons with sticks and spears, and issuing death threats.
Based on this information, it is evident that there is no communal angle to this incident, as all individuals involved, both accused and complainants, belong to the same community.
To sum it up, this viral video of a mob beating a Muslim man in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh is being shared with a false communal narrative.