{"id":292727,"date":"2024-12-09T19:06:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T13:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=292727"},"modified":"2024-12-09T19:09:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T13:39:49","slug":"bull-getting-tortured-distressing-video-from-punjab-falsely-viral-as-iskcon-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bull-getting-tortured-distressing-video-from-punjab-falsely-viral-as-iskcon-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Bull getting tortured: Distressing video from Punjab falsely viral as ISKCON Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"

The story uses only screenshots in view of the graphic nature of the video being fact-checked.<\/b><\/p>\n

A disturbing video showing four individuals brutally thrashing a bull is viral on social media with the claim that the footage is from a cowshed belonging to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh. Many social media users have also alleged that Muslims were inflicting cruelty upon the animal to incite the minority Hindu population in the country.<\/p>\n

The clip has gone viral at a time when targeted attacks on minorities in the neighbouring country have been making headlines. The unrest in Bangladesh, which began with rallies against former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has not subsided even after a new government was formed under the leadership of Muhammad Yunus.<\/p>\n

On December 6, X user ‘Mr. Nationalist’ (@MrNationalistJJ<\/a>) shared the viral video, claiming that the footage was from ISKCON Bangladesh. At the time of this article being written, the post already has over 65,000 views. (Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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The same video was also shared by verified user Sudanshu Trivedi (@Sudanshutrivedi<\/a>). It has been re-tweeted almost 800 times, besides being viewed more than 50,000 times. (Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Another X user, @ocjain4,<\/a> also shared the video. The accompanying caption, in Hindi, alleged that ‘Jihadis’ were beating up cows reared in ISKCON’s cowsheds. The post was later deleted. (Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Note that Alt News has previously debunked several viral claims made by this user. (See here<\/a>, here<\/a>\u00a0and here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Soon, a few other accounts on X, such as Samrat Verma (@samrat_verma72<\/a>) and Geeta Patel (@geetappoo<\/a>), also made the same claim<\/span>. Verma’s tweet had the hashtag ‘Save Bangladeshi Cows.’ (Archives: 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>)<\/p>\n