

{"id":161650,"date":"2023-07-24T17:38:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T12:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=161650"},"modified":"2023-07-24T17:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T12:08:04","slug":"manipur-video-state-bjp-leader-sons-photo-falsely-viral-as-accused-in-may-4-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/manipur-video-state-bjp-leader-sons-photo-falsely-viral-as-accused-in-may-4-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Manipur video: State BJP leader, son&#8217;s photo falsely viral as accused in May 4 sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An image of two men in apparent RSS uniform&#8211;black cap, white shirt and brown knee-length trousers&#8211;is viral with the claim that they were among the individuals accused in the Manipur <a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/communalism\/manipur-video-two-kuki-women-paraded-naked-gang-raped\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incident involving two Kuki women from May 4<\/a>, a video of which has gone viral sending shock-waves across the country.<\/p>\n<p>CPI(M) politburo member and former MP Subhasini Ali tweeted the image and wrote, &#8220;They are the Manipur accused. Recognise them by their clothes&#8221;. Two screenshots of the viral video have been imposed at the top to indicate the link between the viral image and the incident. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230724065923\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/SubhashiniAli\/status\/1683029085851914244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-161652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_Qf3UVVWpHm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"978\" height=\"1589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_Qf3UVVWpHm.jpg 978w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_Qf3UVVWpHm-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_Qf3UVVWpHm-630x1024.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_Qf3UVVWpHm-768x1248.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_Qf3UVVWpHm-945x1536.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>User\u00a0<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@thenisiraj also linked the image of the two men to the incident by placing it alongside a screenshot of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/telugu\/live\/international-66253770?ns_mchannel=social&amp;ns_source=twitter&amp;ns_campaign=bbc_live&amp;ns_linkname=64b94bbb506a9f4885dc1b3c%26%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%A3%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D%3A%20%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%B9%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B3%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%81%20%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%97%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%BE%20%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%A1%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%9A%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A8%20%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%81%20%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8B%20%E0%B0%92%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BF%20%E0%B0%85%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%8D%262023-07-20T14%3A59%3A08.878Z&amp;ns_fee=0&amp;pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:3bc8b694-d8fd-4650-a6d8-be635e31a17c&amp;pinned_post_asset_id=64b94bbb506a9f4885dc1b3c&amp;pinned_post_type=share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Telugu article<\/a> reporting the arrest of one of the accused in the case. The report contains the image of the man arrested in the case and a screengrab from the viral video. In the caption, the user called for banning the RSS. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230724065842\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/thenisiraj\/status\/1682924530879315969?t=3DKMPZS8NOEHr-2VID7Cyw&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ta\">\u0b86\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb8\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb8\u0bcd \u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb8\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b87\u0baf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd. \u0b89\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C6ii1HbKfz\">pic.twitter.com\/C6ii1HbKfz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Theni Siraj (@thenisiraj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thenisiraj\/status\/1682924530879315969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Verified user @profapm also tweeted the same viral claim. In his tweet, the viral image of the two men is placed alongside a screenshot of a news report about the arrest of the accused. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230724070022\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/profapm\/status\/1682876389249122304?t=UvxXtz7JTj-HdO8YbmSlQw&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0928\u092e\u0938\u0924\u0947 \u0938\u0926\u093e \u0935\u0924\u094d\u0938\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0924\u0943\u092d\u0942\u092e\u0947<\/p>\n<p>\u092e\u093e\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u0942\u092e\u093f \u0915\u094b \u091b\u0942\u0915\u0930 \u0928\u092e\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0917\u0941\u092c\u0930\u0948\u0932\u0947 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gmUfO20KbA\">pic.twitter.com\/gmUfO20KbA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 prof dr Arun Prakash Mishra \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 (@profapm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/profapm\/status\/1682876389249122304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The official page of CPIM Telangana also posted the image on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Md9fqLz9Z2sdajcXChUYzbYi9xAjkJERfwwX7vbRTJx9qPS23ozzHKjiC36NF9GUl&amp;id=100044477952125&amp;sfnsn=wiwspwa&amp;mibextid=6aamW6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> with the same claim. They wrote in Telugu, &#8220;#These two are the cultured men who made women walk naked in Manipur. This is the culture taught by RSS&#8221;. CPIM Vizag also shared the same image with the same claim on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPIMVIZAG\/posts\/pfbid0uYorA3o9jrMQrC5Vitvcoext4MSM8xaHZafgTNBxVYT83yy6sdp2iQNtwLuQQbsxl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-161650 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\/manipur-video-state-bjp-leader-sons-photo-falsely-viral-as-accused-in-may-4-sexual-assault\/chrome_uaiddcaajl\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1027\" height=\"1325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_UAiDDCaaJL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_UAiDDCaaJL.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_UAiDDCaaJL-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_UAiDDCaaJL-794x1024.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_UAiDDCaaJL-768x991.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1027px) 100vw, 1027px\" \/><\/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\/manipur-video-state-bjp-leader-sons-photo-falsely-viral-as-accused-in-may-4-sexual-assault\/chrome_dzbjfluxuz-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1032\" height=\"1575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_dZbjfLUxuZ-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_dZbjfLUxuZ-1.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_dZbjfLUxuZ-1-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_dZbjfLUxuZ-1-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_dZbjfLUxuZ-1-768x1172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_dZbjfLUxuZ-1-1006x1536.jpg 1006w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The image is also viral on social media in Malayalam with users claiming that one of the two men seen in the image was arrested.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-161650 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\/manipur-video-state-bjp-leader-sons-photo-falsely-viral-as-accused-in-may-4-sexual-assault\/chrome_3r47stx6ae\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"1033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_3r47STx6Ae.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_3r47STx6Ae.jpg 973w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_3r47STx6Ae-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_3r47STx6Ae-965x1024.jpg 965w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_3r47STx6Ae-768x815.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/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\/manipur-video-state-bjp-leader-sons-photo-falsely-viral-as-accused-in-may-4-sexual-assault\/chrome_bbuhu5eq9i\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"1486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_bBUHu5eq9i.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_bBUHu5eq9i.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_bBUHu5eq9i-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_bBUHu5eq9i-699x1024.jpg 699w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_bBUHu5eq9i-768x1124.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>We found that the man on the right in the viral image is actually the state vice-president of Manipur BJP, Chidananda Singh. Singh, who had attended a &#8216;Path Sanchalan&#8217; event organized by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Imphal Jila with his son and cousin, posted the photo on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chidananda.singh\/posts\/pfbid0ZNjMMRvhM3mhv14dir3FVjFUvZLVCDveaNA6DwYaRgZiazd4wskLeFV5WfB7oQe1l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> in October 2022.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-161650 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\/manipur-video-state-bjp-leader-sons-photo-falsely-viral-as-accused-in-may-4-sexual-assault\/chrome_gubytdedip\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_gUbYtdEdIP.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_gUbYtdEdIP.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_gUbYtdEdIP-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_gUbYtdEdIP-879x1024.jpg 879w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_gUbYtdEdIP-768x894.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/manipur-video-state-bjp-leader-sons-photo-falsely-viral-as-accused-in-may-4-sexual-assault\/untitled-design-2023-07-24t140535-745\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-2023-07-24T140535.745.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-2023-07-24T140535.745.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-2023-07-24T140535.745-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-2023-07-24T140535.745-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-2023-07-24T140535.745-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/Untitled-design-2023-07-24T140535.745-1536x845.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The accused who is being linked with the viral image was arrested from Thoubal district. He has been identified as Heradas (32). He is the one seen wearing a green t-shirt in the viral video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cu6zAS4ykxC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cu6zAS4ykxC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by NDTV (@ndtv)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After the image had gone viral, Chidananda Singh took to Twitter to clarify that the photo being circulated was of him and his son. Quote-tweeting one of the viral claims, he wrote, &#8220;Shame Shame&#8230;.I am Chidananda Singh here , U can&#8217;t get ur objectives to malign image of RSS n my family by using photo of myself n my son. I n my family never involved such heinous crime. What a foolish act&#8221;. The misleading tweet has since been deleted. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230723112159\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChChidananda\/status\/1683035682124578816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a> is an archive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-161659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-24-at-14.17.16.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-24-at-14.17.16.jpeg 778w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-24-at-14.17.16-146x300.jpeg 146w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-24-at-14.17.16-498x1024.jpeg 498w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-24-at-14.17.16-768x1579.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-24-at-14.17.16-747x1536.jpeg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Singh also wrote a letter to the director general of police, Manipur, requesting the authorities to initiate legal action against the administrators and members of some of the Facebook groups and Twitter accounts that had spread this misleading information. He mentioned some of the handles that amplified the viral claim. He wrote, &#8220;It is found that a photo which is taken out from the viral video is edited\/ pasted to photos of myself Ch. Chidananda Singh and my son Ch. Sachinanda Singh which the RSS Ganavesh (Uniform) were wearing and alleging that we are involved in the incident. It is to mention that the joint photo of myself and my son was downloaded from my Facebook page&#8221;. An FIR was consequently registered in relation to the case.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thanks a lot to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manipur_police?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@manipur_police<\/a>, like minded friends, fact checking media groups\/ individuals for your kind support. A FIR has been registered against those who spreads false propaganda to defame RSS n my family. Truth will prevail. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BckbnnaRkw\">pic.twitter.com\/BckbnnaRkw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chidananda Singh (@ChChidananda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChChidananda\/status\/1683364867175235585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Manipur Police confirmed that a case had been registered with the Cyber Crime police station upon receiving a complaint from Singh.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A case is taken up at CCPS for spreading false news with intent to cause injury, damage to his reputation and create serious breach of law and order. Attempt is made to identify and arrest the culprits.<\/p>\n<p>3\/3<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manipur Police (@manipur_police) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manipur_police\/status\/1683155119062536193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Chidananda Singh also retweeted fact-checks of the viral claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-161662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_NG7p767bfb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1043\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_NG7p767bfb.png 1043w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_NG7p767bfb-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_NG7p767bfb-1024x349.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_NG7p767bfb-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1043px) 100vw, 1043px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Subhashini Ali later clarified that her claim was incorrect and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SubhashiniAli\/status\/1683078058457305088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apologised<\/a> for it. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SubhashiniAli\/status\/1683338059256057856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a>, she wrote, &#8220;I am extremely sorry that I retweeted a false tweet regarding 2 individuals who were being identified as the accused in the terrible Manipur case of extreme sexual violence against women. I apologize unconditionally for any embarrassment I caused quite unintentionally&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-161650 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/manipur-video-state-bjp-leader-sons-photo-falsely-viral-as-accused-in-may-4-sexual-assault\/chrome_ik3c4bobxj\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"968\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_Ik3c4bObXj.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_Ik3c4bObXj.png 968w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_Ik3c4bObXj-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_Ik3c4bObXj-768x344.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/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\/manipur-video-state-bjp-leader-sons-photo-falsely-viral-as-accused-in-may-4-sexual-assault\/chrome_8xynursbfo\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"1611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_8xyNurSBfo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_8xyNurSBfo.jpg 964w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_8xyNurSBfo-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_8xyNurSBfo-613x1024.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_8xyNurSBfo-768x1283.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/chrome_8xyNurSBfo-919x1536.jpg 919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Hence, an image of the Manipur state vice president of BJP and his son in RSS uniform is viral on social media with the claim that they were two of the individuals accused in the case involving parading two Kuki women naked and their sexual assault on May 4. The BJP leader took to Twitter to vehemently deny the viral claims and a case had been filed against the ones spreading the misinformation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image of two men in apparent RSS uniform&#8211;black cap, white shirt and brown knee-length trousers&#8211;is viral with the claim that they were among the individuals accused in the Manipur incident involving two Kuki women from May 4, a video of which has gone viral sending shock-waves across the country. 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