{"id":292307,"date":"2024-12-02T18:49:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=292307"},"modified":"2024-12-02T18:49:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:19:35","slug":"no-a-muslim-mob-in-bangladeshs-sherpur-district-did-not-attack-hindu-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-a-muslim-mob-in-bangladeshs-sherpur-district-did-not-attack-hindu-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"No, a Muslim mob in Bangladesh’s Sherpur district did not attack Hindu homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 1.54-minute-long viral video showing a group of men in skull caps, armed with sticks and metal poles is being widely shared by several Indian Right-wing handles. They claim the video depicts a Muslim mob attacking the properties of Hindus in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

In the video, the group can be seen walking through what appears to be fields and sounds of shots being fired can be heard too.<\/p>\n

X user @MeghUpdates, who has been found sharing misinformation<\/span><\/a> several times in the past, shared the clip alongside two other videos on November 28 with the following caption: “Radical mob attacked a village in Murshidpur in Sherpur District, Bangladesh. Hindu homes, crops destroyed. Livestock looted. One person has been killed. Even Sufi shrine of unorthodox islamic sect looted and vandalised.” The tweet has received over 3.66 lakh views and has been retweeted over 6,500 times. (Archive<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Radical mob attacked a village in Murshidpur in Sherpur District, Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

Hindu homes, crops destroyed. Livestock looted. One person has been killed. Even Sufi shrine of unorthodox islamic sect looted and vandalised. pic.twitter.com\/Ta7iHrwMu7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Megh Updates \ud83d\udea8\u2122 (@MeghUpdates) November 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Right-wing propaganda outlet Kreately.in (@KreatelyMedia) also tweeted the video with a caption that said: “Pray for Bangladeshi Hindus\ud83d\ude4f #AllEyesOnBangladeshiHindus”. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Pray for Bangladeshi Hindus\ud83d\ude4f#AllEyesOnBangladeshiHindus<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/mkTOw2PvAx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kreately.in (@KreatelyMedia) November 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The video seems to be among a string of similarly viral clips from Bangladesh after erstwhile Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\u2019s ouster in August. Since then, the country has witnessed several targeted attacks<\/span><\/a> against minorities including Hindus and several videos have\u2014over the past few months\u2014gone viral as cases of attacks against Hindu minorities there. Alt News has debunked several such (false) claims (Examples 1<\/span><\/a>, 2<\/span><\/a>, 3<\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n

Even after the formation of the interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, there\u2019s hardly been a let up in cases of violence and viral claims suggesting the same. Alt News has documented<\/span><\/a> several such\u00a0<\/span>cases in a detailed report.<\/p>\n

The viral video in question was shared by many claiming that it depicted an attack on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh by Muslims.<\/p>\n