Claim
A video is going viral on social media which shows two youth surrounded and apprehended by a crowd. User sharing this video are claiming that two Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers were caught planting a bomb on a railway track in Murshidabad, West Bengal.
This video is shared by a user named Taj India, who has shared it with a caption,
“RSS is a Terrorists group, (and) This is its proof Two @RSS workers – Madan Kundu & Sagar Das – (were) caught red-handed while planting (a) BOMB near the railway line in Nimtita, Murshidabad BJP ready to commit genocide to defame MamataBanerjee Govt (sic)”
Meanwhile, this video has also been shared by several other social media users with similar claims. Links to these claims are here, here, here, and here.
Fact Check
To investigate the viral video, the DFRAC conducted a keyword search using terms relevant to the incident. After doing this relevant news reports appeared from two Bengali-language news sites.
A news report by The Wall.in, published on December 26, 2024, states a bomb was recovered from the railway tracks in front of Dapahahat Chatkata locality, near Suti’s Nimtiita Railway Station in Murshidabad. While passing by the railway line, local residents saw two miscreants placing a bomb on the tracks. The local residents quickly informed the police.
Moreover, the railway police quickly reached the spot and recovered two bombs from the railway line. The police stated that the names of the arrested individuals are Madan Kundu and Sagar Das.
Another report, published on December 26, 2024, provided the same details for the incident. However, there was no mention of any affiliation of these two individuals with the RSS. The report by Aaj Kal includes a statement from a police official, which says: “Preliminary investigation revealed that the two youths, under the influence of alcohol, placed the bomb near the railway track. However, a major accident was averted as the bomb did not explode.”
Conclusion
Hence, the fact check by DFRAC clearly shows that the viral clips are of any recent incident. This incident took place three months back, in December 2024. Therefore, the claims made on social media are misleading.
