

{"id":136195,"date":"2022-11-12T14:47:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T09:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=136195"},"modified":"2022-11-12T14:53:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T09:23:40","slug":"fact-check-is-viral-video-actual-footage-of-a-hatman-killing-woman-in-mumbai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-is-viral-video-actual-footage-of-a-hatman-killing-woman-in-mumbai\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact-check: Is viral video actual footage of a &#8216;hatman&#8217; killing woman in Mumbai?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 1:34-minute-long CCTV camera clip is being widely circulated on social media in which viewers can see a woman getting down from a car outside a residential complex and as the car goes away, a man in a black hat grabs her from behind and stabs her to death. He then drags her body away behind the parked cars. The clip is being shared with the claim that it is an incident from Mumbai&#8217;s Andheri, and has been given the title &#8220;#HatmanKillerInMumbai&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>User <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/S6cpW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@sandeepkishore_<\/a> shared the clip on Twitter with a caption in Hindi that can be translated as, &#8220;A very horrific incident came to light in a leaked CCTV footage from a locality in Andheri where a man in a black hat was seen brutally killing a woman. He is being referred to as #HatmanKillerInMumbai. Be alert everyone.&#8221; He later deleted the tweet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/image.png 346w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/image-195x300.png 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hussain Sultania, who according to his Twitter bio is the national secretary of the National Students&#8217; Union of India (NSUI), also <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/zIP4K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a> the clip on Twitter with a similar caption.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u090f\u0915 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0939\u0940 \u0926\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0928\u093e\u0915 \u0918\u091f\u0928\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u091f \u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0938\u0947 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HatmanKillerInMumbai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HatmanKillerInMumbai<\/a> \u0915\u0939\u093e \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u0909\u0938\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u0914\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0947\u0930\u0939\u092e\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0905\u0902\u0927\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u093f \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0907\u0932\u093e\u0915\u093c\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u0916\u092c\u0930 \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u0940\u0938\u0940\u091f\u0940\u0935\u0940 \u092b\u0942\u091f\u0947\u091c \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0938\u093e\u092e\u0928\u0947 \u0906\u092f\u0940 \u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R8Re8M13Je\">pic.twitter.com\/R8Re8M13Je<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hussain Sultania (@HussainSultania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HussainSultania\/status\/1591026655761694721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>News18 journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/FkYER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ankit Kumar<\/a> has also shared the clip on Twitter with the #HatmanKillerInMumbai.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908 \u0926\u093f\u0932 \u0926\u0939\u0932\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0938\u093e\u092e\u0928\u0947 \u0906\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948..\u091c\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u0936\u0916\u094d\u0938 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e \u092a\u0930 \u090f\u0915\u093e\u090f\u0915 \u0924\u093e\u092c\u0921\u093c\u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c \u0939\u092e\u0932\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0916 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948..<br \/>\n\u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u092f\u0947 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0938\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u093e \u092b\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0940 \u0939\u0948?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HatmanKillerInMumbai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HatmanKillerInMumbai<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Viral?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Viral<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ViralVideos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ViralVideos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MumbaiPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MumbaiPolice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Qk82gxOLP\">pic.twitter.com\/3Qk82gxOLP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ankit Kumar @Journalist (@AnkitAnitaSingh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnkitAnitaSingh\/status\/1591151631881887744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Others who have shared the clip include <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/qWk7d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zafar Saifi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/aGXN6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wasim Akram Tyagi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/JIfjH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jibraan Uddin<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/2bqrP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammad Altaf Ali<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-136195 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-is-viral-video-actual-footage-of-a-hatman-killing-woman-in-mumbai\/2022-11-12-09_41_47-mohammad-altaf-ali-on-twitter_-_hatmankillerinmumbai-sneaks-up-on-a-woman-with\/'><img 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src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_41_35-\u091c\u093f\u092c\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0928-\u0909\u0926\u094d\u0926\u0940\u0928-_-\u062c\u0628\u0631\u0627\u0646-\u0627\u0644\u062f\u06cc\u0646-on-Twitter_-_Leaked-CCTV-footage-from-a-brutal-inci.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_41_35-\u091c\u093f\u092c\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0928-\u0909\u0926\u094d\u0926\u0940\u0928-_-\u062c\u0628\u0631\u0627\u0646-\u0627\u0644\u062f\u06cc\u0646-on-Twitter_-_Leaked-CCTV-footage-from-a-brutal-inci.jpg 893w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_41_35-\u091c\u093f\u092c\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0928-\u0909\u0926\u094d\u0926\u0940\u0928-_-\u062c\u0628\u0631\u0627\u0646-\u0627\u0644\u062f\u06cc\u0646-on-Twitter_-_Leaked-CCTV-footage-from-a-brutal-inci-203x300.jpg 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href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-is-viral-video-actual-footage-of-a-hatman-killing-woman-in-mumbai\/2022-11-12-09_41_18-wasim-akram-tyagi-on-twitter_-_shocking-incident-in-mumbai-a-woman-gets-attacke\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"957\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_41_18-Wasim-Akram-Tyagi-on-Twitter_-_Shocking-incident-in-mumbai-A-woman-gets-attacke.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_41_18-Wasim-Akram-Tyagi-on-Twitter_-_Shocking-incident-in-mumbai-A-woman-gets-attacke.png 957w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_41_18-Wasim-Akram-Tyagi-on-Twitter_-_Shocking-incident-in-mumbai-A-woman-gets-attacke-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_41_18-Wasim-Akram-Tyagi-on-Twitter_-_Shocking-incident-in-mumbai-A-woman-gets-attacke-681x1024.png 681w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_41_18-Wasim-Akram-Tyagi-on-Twitter_-_Shocking-incident-in-mumbai-A-woman-gets-attacke-768x1156.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/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-is-viral-video-actual-footage-of-a-hatman-killing-woman-in-mumbai\/2022-11-12-09_41_02-zafar-saifi-on-twitter_-_this-is-soo-pathetic-a-young-girl-lost-her-life-becaus\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_41_02-Zafar-Saifi-on-Twitter_-_This-is-soo-pathetic-a-young-girl-lost-her-life-becaus.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_41_02-Zafar-Saifi-on-Twitter_-_This-is-soo-pathetic-a-young-girl-lost-her-life-becaus.png 950w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_41_02-Zafar-Saifi-on-Twitter_-_This-is-soo-pathetic-a-young-girl-lost-her-life-becaus-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_41_02-Zafar-Saifi-on-Twitter_-_This-is-soo-pathetic-a-young-girl-lost-her-life-becaus-688x1024.png 688w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_41_02-Zafar-Saifi-on-Twitter_-_This-is-soo-pathetic-a-young-girl-lost-her-life-becaus-768x1143.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>IndiaTV also <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20221112041726\/https:\/\/www.indiatv.in\/crime\/hatman-terror-in-mumbai-viral-news-2022-11-11-901655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> about the viral clip without any additional information other than what is available from the tweets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-136205 size-full\" 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https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-09_48_03-\u092e\u0941\u0902\u092c\u0908-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u0939\u0948\u091f\u092e\u0948\u0928-\u0915\u093e-\u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915-\u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e-\u0915\u094b-\u0909\u0924\u093e\u0930\u093e-\u092e\u094c\u0924-\u0915\u0947-\u0918\u093e\u091f-\u0905\u0917\u0932\u0947-\u0936\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930-\u0915\u0947-\u0924\u0932\u093e\u0936-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u0936\u093f-2048x692.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2529px) 100vw, 2529px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>We noticed that the CCTV footage shows the date \u201c5-11-22\u201d i.e., the clip is at least a week-old, but we could not find any reliable news reports of such a a crime taking place in Mumbai. This showed the possibility that the date in the footage could be wrong. Then we found that <a href=\"https:\/\/marathi.abplive.com\/news\/mumbai\/woman-gets-attacked-by-hat-man-killer-in-mumbai-with-knife-caught-on-leaked-cctv-footage-explanation-of-mumbai-police-1119967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speaking<\/a> to the media, Mumbai Police had clarified that no such killing had taken took place in the city. This statement was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aajtak.in\/crime\/police-and-intelligence\/story\/a-woman-gets-attacked-by-a-hat-man-killer-in-mumbai-with-a-knife-caught-on-a-leaked-cctv-footage-ntc-1573604-2022-11-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>\u00a0by Aaj Tak.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136212\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_136212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136212\" style=\"width: 1730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136212 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_16_04-Woman-Gets-Attacked-By-Hat-Man-Killer-In-Mumbai-With-Knife-Caught-On-Leaked-Cctv.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1730\" height=\"514\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_16_04-Woman-Gets-Attacked-By-Hat-Man-Killer-In-Mumbai-With-Knife-Caught-On-Leaked-Cctv.png 1730w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_16_04-Woman-Gets-Attacked-By-Hat-Man-Killer-In-Mumbai-With-Knife-Caught-On-Leaked-Cctv-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_16_04-Woman-Gets-Attacked-By-Hat-Man-Killer-In-Mumbai-With-Knife-Caught-On-Leaked-Cctv-1024x304.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_16_04-Woman-Gets-Attacked-By-Hat-Man-Killer-In-Mumbai-With-Knife-Caught-On-Leaked-Cctv-768x228.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_16_04-Woman-Gets-Attacked-By-Hat-Man-Killer-In-Mumbai-With-Knife-Caught-On-Leaked-Cctv-1536x456.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1730px) 100vw, 1730px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Translated ABP Majha news report<\/figcaption><\/figure><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While analyzing the video we noticed a couple of things that seemed unusual:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>When the person playing the video is asked to zoom into the &#8216;killer&#8217;, it takes him just a fraction of a second to do that. And the zoomed footage does not appear to be pixelated at all. It retains the same quality.<\/li>\n<li>2. At 0:45-seconds, the computer operator is asked to play the dashcam footage of a car. Again, this footage is played within a fraction of a second.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Alt News also noticed the word &#8216;Maarrich&#8217; [a demon in the Hindu epic Ramayana] written in the viral footage in the first few seconds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-136214 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_18_36-3-HatmanKillerInMumbai-filter_verified-Twitter-Search-_-Twitter-Brave.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1133\" height=\"1878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_18_36-3-HatmanKillerInMumbai-filter_verified-Twitter-Search-_-Twitter-Brave.jpg 1133w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_18_36-3-HatmanKillerInMumbai-filter_verified-Twitter-Search-_-Twitter-Brave-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_18_36-3-HatmanKillerInMumbai-filter_verified-Twitter-Search-_-Twitter-Brave-618x1024.jpg 618w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_18_36-3-HatmanKillerInMumbai-filter_verified-Twitter-Search-_-Twitter-Brave-768x1273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_18_36-3-HatmanKillerInMumbai-filter_verified-Twitter-Search-_-Twitter-Brave-927x1536.jpg 927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1133px) 100vw, 1133px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking this clue, we performed a keyword search on Twitter and came across a tweet by one Dewang Trivedi according to whom, the viral clip is a promotional tactic for an upcoming film Maarrich.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-136215 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_24_50-Dewang-Trivedi-on-Twitter_-_Makers-of-the-upcoming-movie-MAARICH-have-made-a-hu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"894\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_24_50-Dewang-Trivedi-on-Twitter_-_Makers-of-the-upcoming-movie-MAARICH-have-made-a-hu.png 894w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_24_50-Dewang-Trivedi-on-Twitter_-_Makers-of-the-upcoming-movie-MAARICH-have-made-a-hu-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/2022-11-12-10_24_50-Dewang-Trivedi-on-Twitter_-_Makers-of-the-upcoming-movie-MAARICH-have-made-a-hu-768x551.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Maarrich is an upcoming film by Actor\/Producer Tusshar Kapoor, the promo of which was shared by Kapoor on Twitter on September 13. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/movies\/bollywood\/story\/tusshar-kapoor-and-naseeruddin-shah-s-film-maarrich-to-release-in-theatres-on-dec-9-1999758-2022-09-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India Today<\/a>, Kapoor would be playing the role of a cop in the film. The spelling of the word &#8216;Maarrich&#8217; and the bits and pieces of information available in the public domain all point towards the fact that the viral clip is possibly a promotional tactic for this film.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caution \u26a0\ufe0f you are about to get tangled in the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Maarrich?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Maarrich<\/a> \ud83d\udd2a<\/p>\n<p>Catch the evil!<\/p>\n<p>Trailer coming soon! In cinemas on 9th December 2022.<br \/>\nWorld of Maarrich, starring <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NaseeruddinShah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NaseeruddinShah<\/a> and Myself. A film by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tussharEH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tussharEH<\/a>, written and directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DhruvLather?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DhruvLather<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dr42gZqPS8\">pic.twitter.com\/dr42gZqPS8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tusshar (@TusshKapoor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TusshKapoor\/status\/1569560863539101698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alt News has reached out to NH Studioz via mail for comments regarding the viral clip. A message request has also been sent to Tusshar Kapoor&#8217;s social media manager regarding the same. The story will be updated if we receive a response.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News reached out to one of the individuals who shared the clip and later deleted it. They said on the condition of anonymity that they had posted it as part of a paid promotion. Though they could not ascertain\u00a0 whether it was for the film &#8216;Maarrich&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>To summarize, in all probability, a viral CCTV footage in which a man in a black hat can be seen brutally attacking a woman is linked to the upcoming film &#8216;Maarrich&#8217;. The Mumbai Police has clarified that no such killing took place in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News has in the past debunked several such scripted CCTV videos. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?s=CCTV+or+ScriptedAlt News has in the past debunked several such scripted CCTV videos. Related reports can be found here and here.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Related reports can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 1:34-minute-long CCTV camera clip is being widely circulated on social media in which viewers can see a woman getting down from a car outside a residential complex and as the car goes away, a man in a black hat grabs her from behind and stabs her to death. 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