The claim on a case of love jihad on social media is getting viral. Users are claiming that a Muslim man Mohammad Alam married a Hindu woman in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Anuj Pratap Singh. When the Muslim man opened his pole, he gang-raped the victim, then opened fire, and is now talking about throwing acid.
Sharing this post, a verified user named Anurag Chadha captioned: “ Married posing as Anuj Pratap Singh, when the truth came to know, Mohammad Alam gang-raped a 21-year-old girl, made a video and when the girl protested, fired at her, even when she was not satisfied, now there is talk of throwing acid doing. The incident happened in Prayagraj but the model is famous all over India.” ( English Translation )
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Meanwhile, many other users share a similar claim.
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Fact Check:
The DFRAC team conducted a simple search to check the veracity of the viral claim. We received a tweet from Prayagraj Police Commissionerate. The tweet details the context of the incident. Police said that in connection with these allegations, the Cantonment police station investigated. In the marriage certificate received by the police, the name of the boy has been written as Mohammad Alam’s son Mohammad Muslim, while the girl’s name is Written as Pallavi Singh’s daughter Bambahadur Singh. The police investigation also revealed that the marriage was not done by hiding religion.
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Further, when the allegations of gang rape were investigated by the victim, the victim had given a statement before the police and the court that no such crime had taken place. Apart from this, the victim had also given an affidavit to take any action in the case. The police have also said that the victim’s dispute with her husband is pending in court.
Conclusion:
It is clear from the clarification received on the Twitter handle of Prayagraj Police Commissionerate during the FACT CHECK of DFRAC that the viral claim is false.
