{"id":301666,"date":"2025-07-08T12:01:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T06:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=301666"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T06:36:06","slug":"false-claim-of-person-wearing-a-garland-of-slippers-in-bangladesh-is-hindu-teacher-fact-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/false-claim-of-person-wearing-a-garland-of-slippers-in-bangladesh-is-hindu-teacher-fact-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Hindu teacher garlanded with shoes in Bangladesh? No, video viral with false communal claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A video showing a man wearing a garland of shoes around his neck and surrounded by a group of people, who appear to be Muslims, is viral on social media. The video is being shared with claims that this is how a Hindu teacher who taught for 4 decades was treated by Muslims in Bangladesh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/EqZsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vaishali Poddar<\/a>, the state general secretary of Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha, shared the video on X (formerly Twitter) and claimed, \u201cA Hindu teacher served the country for 40 years. And in return, a group of fundamentalists in Bangladesh insulted him by garlanding him with slippers. This is an insult, not just of a teacher, but of the entire Hindu society.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u090f\u0915 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 \u0936\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915 \u0928\u0947 40 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0924\u0915 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0947\u0935\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u092c\u0926\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0915\u091f\u094d\u091f\u0930\u092a\u0902\u0925\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u091a\u092a\u094d\u092a\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0932\u093e \u092a\u0939\u0928\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0905\u092a\u092e\u093e\u0928\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964<br \/>\n\u092f\u0939 \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092b \u090f\u0915 \u0936\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u092a\u0942\u0930\u0947 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091c \u0915\u093e \u0905\u092a\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948\u0964<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yunus_Centre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Yunus_Centre<\/a> \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u091a\u0941\u092a\u094d\u092a\u0940 \u092d\u0940 \u0917\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0939 \u0939\u0948\u0964<br \/>\n\u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0915\u0930\u094b! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WGHS2P6eB5\">pic.twitter.com\/WGHS2P6eB5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vaishali Poddar (@PoddarVaishali) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoddarVaishali\/status\/1938818981927772411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">X users <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Cg2nn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@MithilaWaala<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/fsXVK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@KreatelyMedia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/sz0EV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@ocjain4<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/MjjcD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@Vini__007<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also shared the video with similar claims.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-301666 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\/false-claim-of-person-wearing-a-garland-of-slippers-in-bangladesh-is-hindu-teacher-fact-check\/vini-789x1024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/vini-789x1024-1.jpg\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/\u0905\u092e\u0940\u0920\u093e-682x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/\u0905\u092e\u0940\u0920\u093e-682x1024-1.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/\u0905\u092e\u0940\u0920\u093e-682x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Note that these users have been called out by Alt News for amplifying misinformation on several occasions in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%2040%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%2C%20%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AA%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%2C%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%82%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%90%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80&amp;src=recent_search_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other X users<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/a0IFE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@SouleFacts<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/8pda1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@Sudhanshuz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/webaf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@IRinitiPandey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, also shared the video with similar claims.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-301666 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\/false-claim-of-person-wearing-a-garland-of-slippers-in-bangladesh-is-hindu-teacher-fact-check\/screenshot-2025-06-28t153743-540-1024x852\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-28T153743.540-1024x852-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-28T153743.540-1024x852-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-28T153743.540-1024x852-1-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-28T153743.540-1024x852-1-768x639.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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\/false-claim-of-person-wearing-a-garland-of-slippers-in-bangladesh-is-hindu-teacher-fact-check\/rinti-776x1024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/Rinti-776x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/Rinti-776x1024-1.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/Rinti-776x1024-1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/Rinti-776x1024-1-768x1013.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/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\/false-claim-of-person-wearing-a-garland-of-slippers-in-bangladesh-is-hindu-teacher-fact-check\/mr-sudhanshu-624x1024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/mr-sudhanshu-624x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/mr-sudhanshu-624x1024-1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/mr-sudhanshu-624x1024-1-183x300.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><b>Fact Check<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To verify the claims, Alt News performed a reverse image search of key frames from the viral video. This led us to a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhakatimes24.com\/2025\/06\/15\/387859\">Dhaka Times<\/a>, which had screenshots of the viral video. The report said that the victim, Ahmed Ali, a retired community medical officer in Baliakandi, Rajbari, was beaten up by an angry mob for insulting Prophet Mohammed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1--797x1024.jpg\" width=\"699\" height=\"898\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOn June 15, locals alleged that Ahmed Ali made derogatory remarks about Prophet Mohammed at a tea stall in Beruli Bazaar in the morning. When the news spread in the area, an agitated mob caught hold of him and beat him up in the afternoon,\u201d Baliakandi police station in-charge Mohammad Jamal Uddin told the publication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also came across the same incident reported in another Bangladesh-based news outlet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbarta24.net\/whole-country\/302275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbarta24<\/a>. Its report said that Ahmed Ali was tied to a tree and beaten up by an angry mob for making derogatory remarks about Prophet Mohammed and was later garlanded with shoes. Apart from this, Baliakandi police station in-charge Mohammad Jamal Uddin said that the situation was brought under control with the intervention of the police and army and the injured individual was taken to a local hospital for treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-38-909x1024.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, unlike the viral claims, the man garlanded with footwear is not a Hindu teacher but a retired Muslim community medical officer from Bangladesh. He <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">was thrashed by a mob and made to wear a garland of shoes for making derogatory remarks about Prophet Mohammed. Social media users have shared his video with false communal claims.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video showing a man wearing a garland of shoes around his neck and surrounded by a group of people, who appear to be Muslims, is viral on social media. The video is being shared with claims that this is how a Hindu teacher who taught for 4 decades was treated by Muslims in Bangladesh. 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