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Fact Check: old video of Sonbhadra Dalit discrimination shared as recent

Aayushi Rana April 6, 2024
"Fact Check: Video Showing Lower Caste Indian Man Humiliated by Higher-Caste Individual in Sonbhadra, UP - Police Confirm Action Taken"

A claim has been shared by frequent fake news peddler Sulaiman Ahmed(@shaykhsulaiman) with a video. It has been claimed that  Lower caste Indian man humiliated by higher-caste individual. In the video, a man can be seen licking the shoe of the other man.

LOWER CASTE INDIAN MAN HUMILIATED BY HUGHER CASTE SANGHI

Source: @NUMBKL pic.twitter.com/3YrkEdRD6s

— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) April 5, 2024

Fact check

We investigated the viral claim by using keywords to search. During the investigation, we found that the incident happened in July 2023 in Sonbhadra, UP. We found an official statement from Sonbhadra police where the police took action against the accused. The CO Ghorawal Amit Kumar said, “An FIR has been registered against this despicable act of the contract lineman and he will be arrested soon”. 

थाना शाहगंज क्षेत्रान्तर्गत एक व्यक्ति के साथ हुयी मारपीट व दुर्व्यवहार के सम्बन्ध में क्षेत्राधिकारी घोरावल की बाईट- प्रकरण में सुसंगत धाराओं मेंअभियोग पंजीकृत कर अभियुक्त को गिरफ्तार कर विधिक कार्यवाही की जा रही है। @UPPolice@adgzonevaranasi@digmirzapur pic.twitter.com/3mTmqT3xnx

— Sonbhadra Police (@sonbhadrapolice) July 8, 2023

Furthermore,  media reports mentioned that as soon as the matter reached State Energy Minister AK Sharma, he directed to terminate the service of the accused electrician. Following the instructions of the Minister, the services of the contract workers were terminated by the department.

Conclusion

Thus from the fact check it is evident that the incident in a year old (July 2023) and the accused was arrested by Sonbhadra police.

DFARC Analysis: Old video shared Misleadingly

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