A video of a school boy dancing is going viral on social media. It is claimed that this video is of Indra Kumar Meghwal, an 8-year-old Dalit student from Jalore, Rajasthan. Indra Kumar Meghwal died days after he was beaten up by the teacher. There was also a lot of controversy in this matter. After which action was taken against the accused teacher.
At the same time, social media users are sharing the video and claiming that it is a video of Indra Kumar Meghwal. Sharing this video, Mahendra Kaswan wrote- “The genius of this innocent will never be seen again, the video is of few days before the beating when Inder Kumar Meghwal performed in the school. #indrjit hi re casteism” {English Translation}
At the same time, Muzaffar Shah Khan wrote- “Childhood so beautiful, careless, you think that in childhood, the child will see anything beyond sports and fun?” {English Translation}
Further, many other social media users are also sharing this video.
Fact check:
To analyze the FactCheck of the viral video, the DFRAC team first searched about Indra Kumar Meghwal. We found several YouTube channels and websites claiming that the video is of Indra Kumar Meghwal.
Then we looked at the comments on the video posted on Twitter. In many comments, this video has been described as the gomarkhdham school of Taratara Math in Barmer district.
Then we searched on social media about Gomarkhadham School in Taratara Math. We found this viral video on the school’s Facebook account. The description of this video states that “On the day of No Bag Day, a brilliant performance full of confidence by Harish, a student of class 2″.
Conclusion:
It is clear from the above fact check that the viral video of the dance performance is not of Indra Kumar Meghwal but of Harish, a student of Gomarkhdham School. Therefore, the claim of social media users is misleading.
Claim: Dalit student Indrakumar Meghwal dance video
Claimed by: Social media users.
FactCheck: misleading.
