{"id":41156,"date":"2019-07-13T20:13:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T14:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=41156"},"modified":"2024-04-09T00:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T19:06:00","slug":"gujarat-mob-violence-video-viral-as-muslim-auto-drivers-in-mumbai-protesting-best-fare-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/gujarat-mob-violence-video-viral-as-muslim-auto-drivers-in-mumbai-protesting-best-fare-drop\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Gujarat mob violence video viral again with messages targeting Muslims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several social media users are sharing a video in which a mob is vandalizing a public bus and breaking its windows with bricks. Most of the people seen in the crowd are wearing caps generally worn by Muslims. A Twitter handle named @Congress_Indira has used abusive words for Muslims while sharing this video on 1 August 2023. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/TFvJ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-162482 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-125249-801x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"801\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-125249-801x1024.jpg 801w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-125249-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-125249-768x982.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-125249.jpg 1105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Users like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AsYouNotWish\/status\/1686669066470322177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonam Mahajan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/igopalgoswami\/status\/1686429448583729152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gopal Goswami<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtriNeeraj\/status\/1686575889914413056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neeraj Atri<\/a> shared this video on August 2, 2023 and targeted Muslims.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-41156 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><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\/gujarat-mob-violence-video-viral-as-muslim-auto-drivers-in-mumbai-protesting-best-fare-drop\/screenshot-2023-08-03-130439\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130439-711x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130439-711x1024.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130439-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130439-768x1105.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130439.jpg 997w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/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\/gujarat-mob-violence-video-viral-as-muslim-auto-drivers-in-mumbai-protesting-best-fare-drop\/screenshot-2023-08-03-130423\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130423-779x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130423-779x1024.jpg 779w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130423-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130423-768x1010.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130423.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/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\/gujarat-mob-violence-video-viral-as-muslim-auto-drivers-in-mumbai-protesting-best-fare-drop\/screenshot-2023-08-03-130345\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130345-825x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130345-825x1024.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130345-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130345-768x953.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-03-130345.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Alt News has received requests on its WhatsApp helpline to fact-check the video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-162511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1424\" height=\"1217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/image-1.jpg 1424w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/image-1-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/image-1-1024x875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/image-1-768x656.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1424px) 100vw, 1424px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>The video Went Viral in 2019 as well<\/h4>\n<p>In 2019, the same video had gone viral with the claim that it was from Mumbai. It was also claimed that an auto driver in Mumbai attacked a BEST bus after Friday prayers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jumme ki namaz ke baad &#8230;.auto wale ne BKC me khadi BEST ki bus ki todfod ki &#8230;kyuki wo log ne low rate me BKC to Stn seva start ki &#8230;.. its Dangerous site . Signal of future what lies ahead of us. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AxoOg56Oqg\">pic.twitter.com\/AxoOg56Oqg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Milind Thuse (@milindthusempt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/milindthusempt\/status\/1149954292448673793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another caption used while sharing the video said: &#8220;Oppose of bus route started to Bandra to BKC by group of Muslim Rikshawala\u2019s running share Riksha on that route.&#8221; (sic) The same has been shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Bandra+to+BKC+by+group+of+Muslim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chetan.mehta.393950\/videos\/2917061395185066\/\" data-width=\"350\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/chetan.mehta.393950\/videos\/2917061395185066\/\"><p>Oppose of bus route started to Bandra to BKC by group of Muslim Rikshawala\u2019s running share Riksha on that route<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chetan.mehta.393950\">Chetan Mehta<\/a> on Friday, 12 July 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News closely analysed the video and found that the incident had taken place in Surat, Gujarat and not Mumbai, Maharashtra.<\/p>\n<p>The word &#8216;SITILINK&#8217; is imprinted on the side of the bus. SITILINK stands for Surat Bus Rapid Transit System, which is an integrated public bus transportation system that runs only in Surat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41158 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/sitilink.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"431\" height=\"366\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The second clue was the number plate of the bus. A faint &#8216;GJ 05&#8217; is visible at numerous points in the video. GJ 05 is the RTO vehicle registration code for Surat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41159 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/surat-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When we looked for related videos on YouTube with the keyword &#8216;stone-pelting bus surat&#8217;, we found one shot at the same location and uploaded by Surat-based Divang News Channel. This clip showed scenes in the aftermath of the attack. The video was titled, &#8220;Surat: Police fire tear gas shells as rally against mob lynching incidents turns violent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Surat l Police fire tear gas shells as rally against mob lynching incidents turns violent l\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E70ldw0zuGg?start=36&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D23_Gbo83wM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV9 Gujarati<\/a> also reported the incident. A rally to protest mob lynchings was taken out in Surat on July 5. The agitation, however, turned violent and the mob began pelting stones. <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/surat\/rally-against-mob-lynching-turns-violent\/articleshow\/70096977.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Times of India<\/a>\u00a0reported,\u00a0&#8220;A section of [the] crowd went berserk when the rally participants were not allowed to go beyond Makkai Pool to submit a memorandum to [the] district collector. According to the report, two buses were attacked.\u00a0&#8220;The mob targeted a city bus near Take Off restaurant and broke its window panes and the other at another place,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41160 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/download-2019-07-13T190802.657.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/download-2019-07-13T190802.657.png 516w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/download-2019-07-13T190802.657-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/07\/download-2019-07-13T190802.657-459x420.png 459w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As many as 40 people were <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/surat\/40-arrested-for-violence-in-mob-lynching-rally\/articleshow\/70150319.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> arrested for perpetrating the violence.<\/p>\n<p>To sum up, an incident of mob violence that occurred in Surat, Gujarat in 2019, is being falsely shared on social media targeting Muslims at a time when communal flareups have claimed at least 5 lives in Haryana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several social media users are sharing a video in which a mob is vandalizing a public bus and breaking its windows with bricks. Most of the people seen in the crowd are wearing caps generally worn by Muslims. 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