{"id":29473,"date":"2019-03-01T17:41:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T12:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=29473"},"modified":"2022-02-10T13:42:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T08:12:05","slug":"a-ragging-incident-from-sri-lankan-university-viral-as-hindus-in-india-mistreating-muslim-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/a-ragging-incident-from-sri-lankan-university-viral-as-hindus-in-india-mistreating-muslim-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video of ragging in Sri Lanka shared as Muslim students harassed in Karnataka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video viral on WhatsApp is being shared against the backdrop of the hijab row in Karnataka. Multiple colleges have barred Muslim students from wearing hijab inside institution premises, leading to protests by affected students. Several right-wing Hindu students have also organised counter-protests that saw young saffron-clad men heckle and harass students adorning hijab and burqa.<\/p>\n<p>The viral video shows a group of young men throwing buckets of water on burqa-clad women. Alt News has received multiple verification requests for the video on its WhatsApp helpline (+91 7600011160).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-29473 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\/a-ragging-incident-from-sri-lankan-university-viral-as-hindus-in-india-mistreating-muslim-girls\/img_20220209_212131\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212131.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212131.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212131-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212131-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212131-768x937.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/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\/a-ragging-incident-from-sri-lankan-university-viral-as-hindus-in-india-mistreating-muslim-girls\/img_20220209_212110\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212110.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212110.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212110-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212110-895x1024.jpg 895w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212110-768x878.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/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\/a-ragging-incident-from-sri-lankan-university-viral-as-hindus-in-india-mistreating-muslim-girls\/img_20220209_212058\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212058.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212058.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212058-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212058-808x1024.jpg 808w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/IMG_20220209_212058-768x973.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Viral since 2019<\/h4>\n<p>The same video was shared three years ago with the claim that it represents the mistreatment of the minority Muslim population in India. It was circulated against the backdrop of Pakistan&#8217;s decision to release Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as a &#8220;peace gesture.&#8221; Pakistani political commentator Zaid Hamid was among those who circulated the clip. He wrote that the Indian populace has no regard for human dignity and the honour of women and children. &#8220;Let the bloody pilot go back &#8230;then see how low they will sink,&#8221; Hamid&#8217;s tweet ended with this statement. His account is withheld in India but an archived link to the tweet can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/o6fHw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111541 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/index.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/index.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/index-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another Pakistani Twitter user shared the video with an Urdu caption. Its rough English translation reads,\u00a0&#8220;Hindu extremists humiliating\u00a0Muslim students.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ur\">\u0627\u0646\u062a\u06c1\u0627 \u067e\u0633\u0646\u062f \u06c1\u0646\u062f\u0648\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u06cc \u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u06cc\u0648\u0646\u06cc\u0648\u0631\u0633\u0679\u06cc \u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u062a \u06a9\u06d2 \u0633\u0627\u062a\u06be \u0634\u0631\u0645\u0646\u0627\u06a9 \u062d\u0631\u06a9\u062a\u06cc\u06ba \ud83d\ude14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2CDY7aMWZ4\">pic.twitter.com\/2CDY7aMWZ4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aneesa (@Aneesarajput) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aneesarajput\/status\/1101151613782241285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The clip posted by Azad Kashmir native Abdul Rauf Siddiquie received more than 28,000 shares. Last year,\u00a0Siddiquie had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-an-accidental-fire-circulates-in-pakistan-as-indian-army-burning-houses-in-kashmir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">falsely claimed<\/a> that the\u00a0Indian army burned houses in Kashmir.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/abdulrauf8402\/videos\/2222251011360802\/\" data-width=\"350\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/abdulrauf8402\/videos\/2222251011360802\/\"><p>\u0627\u0646\u062a\u06c1\u0627 \u067e\u0633\u0646\u062f \u06c1\u0646\u062f\u0648\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u06cc \u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u06cc\u0648\u0646\u06cc\u0648\u0631\u0633\u0679\u06cc \u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u062a \u06a9\u06d2 \u0633\u0627\u062a\u06be \u0634\u0631\u0645\u0646\u0627\u06a9 \u062d\u0631\u06a9\u062a\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u0646 \u0628\u06c1\u0646\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u06d2 \u0644\u0626\u06d2 \u06a9\u0648\u0646 \u0622\u0648\u0627\u0632 \u0627\u0679\u06be\u0627\u0626\u06d2 \u06af\u0627 \ud83d\ude22\ud83d\ude22<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/abdulrauf8402\">Abdul Rauf Siddiquie<\/a> on Thursday, 28 February 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another narrative used to share the video was &#8211; &#8220;RSS groups torturing Muslim college girls.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29478 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-01-at-3.58.18-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Video from Sri Lanka<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News traced this video to February 23, 2019, when it was posted by a few users as an incident of ragging in Eastern University, Sri Lanka. If one carefully listens to the audio in the clip, people can be heard talking in Tamil, which is one of the dominant languages of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>A Sri Lankan resident Mohamed Sarjoon posted about the incident.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sarjoon.hijacker\/posts\/542341606273854\" data-width=\"350\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sarjoon.hijacker\/posts\/542341606273854\"><p>#\u0b87\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb4\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd<br \/>\n(eastern university of srilanka ) #\u0b87\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sarjoon.hijacker\">Mohamed Sarjoon<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sarjoon.hijacker\/posts\/542341606273854\">Saturday, 23 February 2019<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another Sri Lankan citizen had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thaariq.idroos.3\/videos\/vb.100002679760943\/2008379059261400\/?type=2&amp;theater\">uploaded<\/a> the identical video on February 24, 2019. We also found a local Tamil website <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineceylon.lk\/93\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Ceylon<\/a> that reported the incident.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29497 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/website.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/website.png 576w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/website-289x300.png 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The website had published <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineceylon.lk\/111\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another article<\/a> on the case of ragging that carried a similar video of young men throwing buckets of water. However, in this video, not only burqa-clad women but girls in school uniforms can also be seen trying to escape. The article and the video are no longer accessible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TamilView.Net\/videos\/311584996166999\/\" data-width=\"350\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TamilView.Net\/videos\/311584996166999\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TamilView.Net\/videos\/311584996166999\/\">\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bca\u0baf\u0bcd; \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb8\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bca\u0baf\u0bcd; \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bcb<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TamilView.Net\/\">\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd View<\/a> on Sunday, 24 February 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>A video from Sir Lanka is, therefore, circulating with the false claim that it shows young men harassing Muslim students in Karnataka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video viral on WhatsApp is being shared against the backdrop of the hijab row in Karnataka. Multiple colleges have barred Muslim students from wearing hijab inside institution premises, leading to protests by affected students. 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