Was Pune school principal assaulted for Imparting Christian Education in School: Truth Behind Viral Video
Megha Bajaj 
A video is getting viral on social media platforms these days. In this video, it can be seen that a private school principal is brutally assaulted by a mob of Hindutva extremists for conducting morning Christian prayer in a private school in Pune, Maharashtra.
A user by the name of Ashok Swain posted a video on Twitter and wrote: “Hindu supremacists in Maharashtra, India, have beaten up a school principal because of Christian prayer in school!”.
Another user by the name of Abdulla Alamadi also posted a similar video on Twitter and wrote: “The ruling party agenda seems obvious (spread hatred against minorities + intolerance & non-acceptance of the other) ! A school principal was assaulted by Hindu mob for conducting Christian prayer, but even if this is unacceptable by some parents, the dealing is not by insulting”.
Other users named Gabbar and Hindutva Watch also shared a similar video on Twitter, claiming the assault of the school principal by the Hindutva mob.
Fact-Check
The team of Dfrac has converted the viral video into keyframes to know the truth behind the viral video. The team found some media reports during this process. According to those media reports, a private school principal was assaulted by a mob of right-wing outfit, Bajrang Dal after parents of some students complained that CCTV cameras had been installed in girls’ washrooms by him.
A news website, The Hindu, published a news with the headline: “Pune school principal assaulted over allegations of installing CCTV in girls’ washroom”. In this news, The Hindu revealed: “The principal of a private school principal was allegedly assaulted by members of a Hindu outfit in Pune’s Talegaon Dabhade area following allegations by the parents of some students that a CCTV camera was installed in the washroom of girl students”.
Several news websites such as Jagran, Times of India, and Ndtv have published this news, claiming similar facts regarding this news.
Conclusion
The Dfrac’s fact-check proves that this viral video is misleading. This viral video is not related to the assault of the school principal over Christian prayer. In fact, it is associated with the case of installing CCTV cameras in girls’ washrooms by the principal.
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