A CCTV video of a group of men kidnapping a woman has been circulating widely on social media. In the clip, the woman can be seen waiting on the side of a road, when a man standing behind her talking on his phone signals a group of men some distance away to start approaching her. Suddenly, the men arrive in a vehicle while the man forces her into the car and they hastily drive away.
ये बहुत ही भयावह घटना है , शेयर करना जरूरी समझा। सभी बहन बेटियों से निवेदन है कि सतर्क रहें। आसपास हो रही गतिविधियों पर नज़र रखें।
😐😐 pic.twitter.com/N7fyUw7iu0— अर्चना सिंह (आर्ची) (@archiepie11) November 28, 2021
Several users shared the footage. Among them was Congress leader Alka Lamba who also quote-tweeted it.
मेरे देश की बेटियाँ… :(.#WomenSafety #India #MeriDelhi https://t.co/mYXnpzwwUN
— Alka Lamba (@LambaAlka) November 29, 2021
देशवासियों से निवेदन है अपनी बहन – बेटियों को बताएं रोड पर मोबाइल पर ज्यादा बिजी ना रहें और चारों तरफ नजर रखें, एक तरफ चेहरा करके फोन पर बिजी न रहें। अगर कुछ गलत दिखे तो जोर से चिल्लाए । आपकी सतर्कता ही आप को बचा सकती है। आपके आसपास मंडराने वालों पर कड़ी नजर रखें, pic.twitter.com/RPrSZAwrQ7
— सुधीर श्रीवास्तव (सोनू) (@sudhirshiv567) November 27, 2021
Awareness video
Alt News performed a reverse image search of the video frames, which did not yield anything substantial. However, taking a closer look at the clip, we realised this is a recording of a video posted on Facebook. In the screenshot below, the name of the page that posted the clip can be partially seen.
Alt News tracked down the Facebook page called Sanjjanaa Galrani. Its ‘Intro’ section mentions that the page shares videos and scripted dramas to create awareness. Although we could not locate the video in question, we found many such public service announcement videos. Like the viral clip, these videos also explained the sequence of events to the viewer through captions, and the person of interest was identified with a red circle in the thumbnails.
We compared an old video posted by the page to the footage currently circulating online. As shown below, there were numerous similarities, like the camera name CM2, the date, and the time-stamp. Even the font and style of the captions used to explain the events are identical.
We tried contacting the page and will update this article should we receive a response. Alt News has earlier debunked many such scripted videos which were mistakenly shared as real. Links to a few of these are given below:
- Awareness video falsely viral as Muslim man spikes Hindu woman’s drink to rape her
- Awareness video falsely viral as “Muslim baba” rendering a couple unconscious to rob them
- Awareness video falsely viral as woman pepper sprays at Muslim harassers at bus stop
- Scripted video of youth dying due to ‘birthday bumps’ believed to be true
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