Fact Check: Old video of a Dalit Girl shared with false claim

A disturbing video has gone viral where a girl can be seen thrashed by a group of people. Sharing the video a user named  Faryal Sikder (@FariSikder) claimed, “A ten-year-old Shudra maid is severely beaten by a Rajput Chauhan family for touching the Bhagavad Gita in Rajasthan, India. These Hindus have no sympathy for the lower caste Hindus. How can they be our friends?”. (translated into English)
It is noticeable that the same account has been found sharing fake news against India using the #boycottIndianProduct hashtag.

Fact Check

We investigated the viral video and the claim. Using the keywords, we found a media report by the Times of India dated Dec 29, 2021. The media report informed the incident took place in Amethi, UP where the minor Dalit girl was beaten over suspicion of theft.

Concerning this, we also checked the official Twitter account of Amethi Police. In a press note released by them, police informed that three accused who beat up the minor girl were arrested by Amethi police station, Amethi district.

#amethipolice थाना अमेठी पुलिस द्वारा नाबालिक बालिका की पिटाई करने वाले तीनों अभियुक्त गिरफ्तार । pic.twitter.com/VrfRVVigmn

— AMETHI POLICE (@amethipolice) December 29, 2021

The Circle Officer, Arpit Kapoor said the accused have been booked on charges of sexual harassment, and under relevant sections of the POCSO Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. “All the three accused, Shubham Gupta, Rahul Soni and Suraj Soni, have been arrested,” he added.

थानाक्षेत्र अमेठी के कस्बा अमेठी में नाबालिक लड़की को मारने पीटने वाले अभियुक्त की गिरफ्तारी के संबंध में क्षेत्राधिकारी अमेठी श्री अर्पित कपूर द्वारा दी गई बाइट pic.twitter.com/g2QhNovgxA

— AMETHI POLICE (@amethipolice) December 28, 2021

Conclusion

Thus, it is confirmed that the video is from 2021 and the strict action against the accused was conducted by Amethi Police.

DFRAC Analysis: Misleading