{"id":104933,"date":"2021-10-12T16:39:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T11:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=104933"},"modified":"2021-10-12T16:41:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T11:11:20","slug":"fact-check-hindu-temple-brunt-by-muslims-in-kashmir-false-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-hindu-temple-brunt-by-muslims-in-kashmir-false-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shared with false claim that a temple was set abalze in Kashmir; anti-Muslim posts circulate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a row of houses on fire is being shared on social media with the claim that a temple was set on fire in Kashmir&#8217;s Zainpora area. The video has been shared against the backdrop of a spate of recent attacks against the minority Hindu and Sikh communities in Kashmir. Militant outfit, The Resistant Force (TRF), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/two-teachers-shot-dead-in-srinagar\/article36872368.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed responsibility<\/a> for the attack in a school where two teachers were killed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100048960554157\/videos\/817326615768375\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100048960554157\/videos\/817326615768375\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffbOne more bad news ..<\/p>\n<p>Temple situated at zainpora shopian burnt by some unknown person&#8230;More details awaiting Fwd as received<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Vinod-Kumar-Sarvodaya\/100048960554157\/\">Vinod Kumar Sarvodaya<\/a> on Thursday, October 7, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Twitter handle &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Jnok1#selection-2979.0-2989.15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SarahLGates1<\/a>&#8216; posted this video and wrote that there was an &#8220;arson terrorist attack&#8221; on a temple in Shopian. The video amassed 2,683 views before being deleted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-104934 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-15.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-15.jpeg 604w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-15-217x300.jpeg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>User &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/jpzod#selection-2797.0-2799.8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@singh55_<\/a>&#8216; also tweeted the visuals alleging that Muslims were behind the alleged attack.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-104933 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-hindu-temple-brunt-by-muslims-in-kashmir-false-claim\/2021-10-09-12_58_32-1-facebook-compressed-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/2021-10-09-12_58_32-1-Facebook-compressed-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/2021-10-09-12_58_32-1-Facebook-compressed-1.jpeg 710w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/2021-10-09-12_58_32-1-Facebook-compressed-1-271x300.jpeg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-hindu-temple-brunt-by-muslims-in-kashmir-false-claim\/2021-10-09-11_50_18-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/2021-10-09-11_50_18-1-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/2021-10-09-11_50_18-1-1.jpeg 614w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/2021-10-09-11_50_18-1-1-203x300.jpeg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-hindu-temple-brunt-by-muslims-in-kashmir-false-claim\/2021-10-09-14_36_06-1-rss-%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b7%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%80%e0%a4%af-%e0%a4%b8%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%af%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%b8%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%95-%e0%a4%b8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/2021-10-09-14_36_06-1-Rss-\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f-\u0938\u094d\u0935\u092f\u0902\u0938\u0947\u0935\u0915-\u0938\u0902\u0918-_-\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffbOne-more-bad-news-.-_-Facebook.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/2021-10-09-14_36_06-1-Rss-\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f-\u0938\u094d\u0935\u092f\u0902\u0938\u0947\u0935\u0915-\u0938\u0902\u0918-_-\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffbOne-more-bad-news-.-_-Facebook.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/2021-10-09-14_36_06-1-Rss-\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f-\u0938\u094d\u0935\u092f\u0902\u0938\u0947\u0935\u0915-\u0938\u0902\u0918-_-\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffbOne-more-bad-news-.-_-Facebook-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a keyword search which led us to a tweet by DD News Srinagar dated October 7. It stated that a fire had broken out in the Parimpora area of \u200b\u200bSrinagar.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Approximately 20 sheds gutted in a massive fire at Parimpora locality in Srinagar. Fire and Emergency Services has contained the fire. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bRSn8N3iZ2\">pic.twitter.com\/bRSn8N3iZ2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DD NEWS SRINAGAR (@ddnewsSrinagar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ddnewsSrinagar\/status\/1446100602073673735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Local outlet &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greaterkashmir.com\/srinagar\/blaze-guts-several-houses-in-srinagars-parimpora\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greater Kashmir<\/a>&#8216; had published an article about this incident. According to the article, a few houses had caught fire in Parimpora on the outskirts of Srinagar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-104936 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-16.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-16.jpeg 783w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-16-276x300.jpeg 276w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/10\/word-image-16-768x834.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/thegnskashmir.com\/40-structures-damaged-in-parimpora-fire-incident-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global News Service (GNS)<\/a>, officials from the Fire Department revealed that the burnt buildings included some wooden structures and houses. They suspected that the accident was caused by a short circuit.<\/p>\n<p>Other outlets like <a href=\"https:\/\/kashmirpatriot.com\/2021\/10\/07\/massive-blaze-breaks-out-in-srinagars-parimpora-locality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kashmir Patriot<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/qnstv.com\/Post\/Watch-VideoMassiveBlazeBreaksOutinSrinagar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QNS TV<\/a> also covered the fire. However, there is no mention of a temple being burnt anywhere in these reports. Noor Mohammad Sheikh of Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s &#8216;Apni Party&#8217; met with members of the affected locality.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ApniParty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ApniParty<\/a> grieved over a massive blaze in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Parimpora?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Parimpora<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Noor Mohammad Sheikh visit affected locality, demands ex-gratia for the fire victims&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Statement here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/He1r3Q7b8m\">https:\/\/t.co\/He1r3Q7b8m<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CXdTDUE0eg\">pic.twitter.com\/CXdTDUE0eg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J&amp;K Apni Party (@Apnipartyonline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Apnipartyonline\/status\/1446111807811194903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2021<\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thus, a video of a fire that broke out in Srinagar&#8217;s Parimpora area was falsely shared with a communal angle. The claim that a temple was set ablaze by Muslims is false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a row of houses on fire is being shared on social media with the claim that a temple was set on fire in Kashmir&#8217;s Zainpora area. The video has been shared against the backdrop of a spate of recent attacks against the minority Hindu and Sikh communities in Kashmir. 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