On social media, a video of a boy disguised as a girl wearing a burqa is being shared. While sharing the video users claim that “Forget UCC PMOIndia! Let them stew in their own juices. Handle the menace and national security risk that emanates from the #BurkaHijabANDNikaab! They know how to weaponise their women!”
Fact Check
During the investigation, DFRAC found that this video was from Bangladesh and dated back to 2021. We found a similar video on the YouTube channel ‘Smile TV’ uploaded on 11 March 2021 titled “Two traders arrested in police operation while smuggling drugs while pregnant, sent to jail. Smile TV”
Furthermore, we also found a report from ‘Cvoice24’ published on 9 March 2021 stating “Police have arrested two people in Roujan, Chittagong while smuggling drugs in a CNG-driven auto-rickshaw, disguised as a woman wearing a burqa. They were arrested on Tuesday (March 9, 2021) afternoon from Chittagong-Rangamati road adjacent to CMB Mosque in Jalil Nagar of Raujan municipality”.
Conclusion
It is evident from the DFRAC’s fact check that the viral video is from Bangladesh, not from India and dates back to 2021. Therefore, the claim of social media users is misleading.
