Several Twitter users have shared a clip of a man narrating an assault on him inside a train. The users have alleged that the man was beaten up by people from the Muslim community.<\/p>\n
Sagar Kumar, a journalist at pro-BJP propaganda channel Sudarshan News, shared this clip and wrote, \u201cJihadis brutally assault a Hindu brother on a train.\u201d This video gained close to one lakh views and around 5,000 retweets. (archived link)<\/p>\n
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\u2014 Sagar Kumar \u201cSudarshan News\u201d (@KumaarSaagar) November 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Dainik Bhaskar journalist Rahul Sharma shared images of five Muslim men and claimed that they assaulted an ex-serviceman after the latter asked for a way of passage while they were offering namaz.<\/p>\n
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\u2014 \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e \u0964 Rahul Sharma (@rahulreporter4) November 21, 2https:\/\/twitter.com\/rahulreporter4\/status\/1594641614202605568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Social media head of UP BJP youth wing Richa Rajpoot shared the video and made the same claim.<\/p>\n
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\u2014 Dr. Richa Rajpoot (@doctorrichabjp) November 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Twitter user RituRathaur shared the same video and wrote, “Horror! Hindu man brutally beaten up by ‘shanti doots’ (an often used term mocking Muslims) for objecting to their reading Namaj thrice in moving train thus even obstructing way to bathrooms Security guard kept quiet and no one helped the Hindu man in a train to Vishakhapatnam Tyranny of fascist minority..” This tweet gained over 1,000 retweets.<\/p>\n
\nHorror!
\nHindu man brutally beaten up by ‘shanti doots’ for objecting to their reading Namaj thrice in moving train thus even obstructing way to bathrooms<\/p>\nSecurity guard kept quiet and no one helped the hindu man in a train to vishakhapattanam<\/p>\n
Tyranny of fascist minority.. pic.twitter.com\/FbgkzT4qn6<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Ritu #\u0938\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0938\u093e\u0927\u0915 (@RituRathaur) November 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Twitter user @its_vsr shared the viral video and wrote, “This community is another form of demons.”<\/p>\n
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Fact-Check<\/h4>\n
While listening to the man’s narration in the viral video, we found that the man says, \u201c\u2026 In S4\u2026 on both sides (of the train bogey) there are five to six Muslims. Around 5:15 AM; 1:30 PM, and 5:15 PM they block the passage and offer namaz. I want to go to the washroom, and they denied me the passage multiple times. After they finished the namaz, I sat there and started offering prayers to my gods. When you offer namaz you don’t dare to stop it\u2026 now I’m starting my namaz. I did (prayers) for two, three minutes, and then two-three members from pantry car came and did this to me (pointing at his injuries)\u2026” It is worth noting that the man does not blame Muslim men for the assault.<\/p>\n
Alt News found that Times Now had reported<\/a> on the incident which took place on Swarn Jayanti Express heading to Visakhapatnam from Hazrat Nizamuddin. A scuffle broke out between the pantry car staff and Vilas Naik, a retired soldier, at Madhya Pradesh’s Betul on November 20. The ex-soldier was admitted to a hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n
In addition to inputs from Naik’s testimony from the viral video, Times Now inputs from Mujkir Ahmed, a passenger who was offering Namaz; and Harvesh Shrivas, the pantry car manager. Furthermore,Madhya Pradesh-based journalist Kashif Kakvi<\/a> shared video statements of Ahmed, Shrivastava, and Betul Government Railway Police official. In the Free Press Journal<\/a> report, the name of the GRP official is Narottam Singh Thakur.<\/p>\n
In the video statement, Ahmed said, “When we were offering namaz, the man came and deliberately asked for passage through where we were praying. We requested him to wait for a few minutes or go from the other way. That side was clear. The man insisted on going through where we were praying…”<\/p>\n
Ahmed told Times Now, \u201cWe were offering Namaz. The retired soldier deliberately objected to it by saying that he wanted to go to the toilet. After offering Namaz we all sat down in our seats. However, he started offering his prayers and even stopped a pantry staff member. After which the scuffle broke out.\u201d Ahmed can also be heard saying the same in the video.<\/p>\n