“This is Justice SriKrishna. A very upright judge from Mumbai High Court,who was also elevated to the Supreme Court. Please listen to what he says about the Hyderabad encounter and…
No, the lady receiving award in viral video is not Hyderabad rape victim
A video has gone viral on Facebook with the narrative that the victim of the Hyderabad rape and murder case was bestowed an award at a programme for her research…
False claim suggests all Hyderabad rape accused hailed from Muslim community
A graphic with photographs of Hyderabad rape accused is widely circulating on social media. It identifies the four accused as, “मोहम्मद पाशा,मोहम्मद इकबाल, मोहम्मद रहीम, मोहम्मद अक्रम (Mohammed Pasha, Mohammed…
No, Hyderabad rape accused are not minors given fictional Hindu identities by police
An article, published by a website named The Youth is being widely shared on social media. The title of the article while citing a statement by self-proclaimed saint Yati Narsinghanand…
Unrelated video shared as Hyderabad rape and murder accused thrashed by police
এই সেই মানুষের রূপে জানোয়ার #পাশা চারজনের একজন হায়দ্রাবাদ পুলিশের হাতে জনগণ ক্ষোভে ফুঁসছে,, আইন সংশোধন না হলে ফল অনেকটাই খারাপ হবে।। (This is one of the four animals in the…
How Hyderabad vet’s rape-murder was communalised by right-wing handles and outlets on social media
A 26-year-old veterinary doctor went missing on November 27 near Hyderabad. A day later, her charred body was found at the underpass of a National Highway in Chatanpally village. The…
Media misreport: Viral photo of grave with iron grille is from Hyderabad, not Pakistan
The image of a padlocked grave has gone viral. In media reports and social media posts, it is being linked to rising necrophilia cases in Pakistan, with the claim that…
Hate Speech: At Hyderabad Ram Navami rally, T Raja Singh ups the ante against Muslims, calls for Hindu Rashtra
Taking part in the Ram Navami Shobha Yatra in Hyderabad on March 30, suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh delivered yet another communally charged speech rife with open calls for…
Hyd rape case encounter: A recap of ‘bloodlust’ in media, celebration by MPs, celebrities
A commission set up by the Supreme Court to investigate the alleged encounters of the four accused in the 2019 Hyderabad rape case has submitted a report stating that the…
Twitter user giving rape threat to Virat Kohli’s daughter is Indian, not Pakistani
Since Indian bowler, Mohammed Shami, was abused on social media after India’s loss to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, there has been an organised effort to blame anonymous Pakistani…