Siddharth Urmil 
Claim
A video is going viral on social media that shows an angry mob thrashing a boy. The user who has shared the video has claimed a Hindu boy in West Bengal is beaten to death. A user named पंडित हेतराम विदुआ, or Pandit Hemant Viduaah (@HetramMishra) has shared this is video with a caption which say, क्या आपने देखा, कल पश्चिम बंगाल में एक मासूम हिन्दू बालक को किस क्रूरता से पीट-पीट कर उसकी हत्या कर दी गई? एक मासूम जीवन… सिर्फ इसलिए कि वो हिन्दू था? यह मानवता पर कलंक है। अब भी अगर हम चुप रहे, तो इतिहास हमें कभी माफ नहीं करेगा। अब हम सभी को संगठित होकर इसके खिलाफ कदम मिलाकर लड़ाई लड़नी होगी तभी हम सुरक्षित महसूस कर सकते हैं। A rough English translation of it say, Have you seen what happened yesterday in West Bengal? An innocent Hindu boy was brutally beaten to death just because he was a Hindu? This is a stain on humanity. If we remain silent now, history will never forgive us. We all need to unite and fight together against this, only then will we feel safe.
The user has shared this video on X (formerly Twitter) on April 20, 2025.
Additionally, there another user on Instagram, who has shared the same video. The user shri_shivpratisthan_selu_ has shared the video with a caption, पश्चिम बंगाल मध्ये काल ६ वर्षीय हिंदू बालकाला झालेली निघृण मारहाण व हत्याकांड पाहीलत का? The user has shared this caption in Marathi. In English this caption means, Did you see the brutal beating and murder of a 6-year-old Hindu boy in West Bengal yesterday?
Similarly, another video has been shared by Kavita Sharma Astrologer (@kavitaSharma_1). She has made similar claims of a boy getting beaten up and succumbing to his injuries. The user has tagged PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP.
Fact Check
To investigate the claim, the DFRAC conducted a reverse image search of the keyframe from the video to know more about the viral video and the claim made. This led to an Instagram video which shows the full video. This video was uploaded on March 25, 2025.
This video is shared by a Bangladesh-based user.
Additionally, the reverse search led our team to a news report by Somoy News. The report published on March 19, 2025, has a headline which says, Police car broken into, rape accused kidnapped by mob, mob lynching (translated from Bengali).
The mob snatched the teenager from Police and was beaten up. He was later hospitalized.
When the locals received the information of accused youth to be in their vicinity, hundreds of local residents ambushed the police. They snatched the youth from Police’s custody and started beating him.
After knowing this, our team conducted a keyword search with relevant terms.
A news report by Prothomalo, published on March 19, 2025, stated about an enraged crowd attacking young man in Dhaka’s Khilkhet area following an allegation of rape.
Similarly, The Business Standard reported of a man getting brutally beaten by an angry mob in Khilkhet area over alleged raped. The news site published the story on March 19, 2025.
Conclusion
Hence, the fact check clearly shows that the claim made by the user is misleading. This video is not from West Bengal and doesn’t represent the present scenario. The visuals are from Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. A 17-year-old was beaten up by an angry mob over the allegation of rape. This incident happened in Khilkhet area in Dhaka. This incident happened on March 2025.
