{"id":44372,"date":"2019-08-24T13:02:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T07:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=44372"},"modified":"2019-08-24T13:02:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-24T07:32:17","slug":"no-these-images-dont-depict-child-kidnapping-gangs-lifting-children-to-sell-kidneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-these-images-dont-depict-child-kidnapping-gangs-lifting-children-to-sell-kidneys\/","title":{"rendered":"No, these images don’t depict child-kidnapping gangs lifting children to sell kidneys"},"content":{"rendered":"

A photograph of lifeless bodies of five children is being circulated on social media with two separate claims. The first one was brought to our attention by a user who submitted a verification request on the Alt News app<\/a>. The claim suggests that the image was released by Rajasthan police and warns people of an active gang prowling in Rajasthan. The message alerts people to take care of their children.<\/p>\n

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The complete message in Hindi says,\u00a0“\u0930\u093e\u091c\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f \u0917\u0948\u0902\u0917 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0926\u0938\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u093f\u090f \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b \u091c\u092f\u092a\u0941\u0930\u0964 \u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0927\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u091c\u094b \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0924\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092f\u0939 \u0917\u0948\u0902\u0917 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928 \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b \u0921\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0917\u090f \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0936\u093e\u0938\u0928 \u0928\u0947 \u092c\u0924\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0938\u0924\u0930\u094d\u0915 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u093e\u0935\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u0941\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093f\u0924 \u0930\u0916\u0947\u0902\u0964”<\/em><\/p>\n

A second claim, also shared in Hindi, was posted by Facebook user \u092f\u094b\u0917\u0947\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u092f\u093e\u0926\u0935 \u092d\u0948\u092f\u093e \u091c\u0940<\/a>. He has shared the image of the dead children in a set of four other photographs (in the screenshot below, the image has been covered by Facebook owing to the disturbing visuals). He claimed that child-kidnappers are lifting kids and selling their kidneys. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The full message circulated along with the above images says,\u00a0“\u0938\u092d\u0940 \u091c\u0947\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0902\u0926 \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u092c\u0902\u0926\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0907\u092f\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0930\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0924\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u094b \u092f\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u094b \u0915\u094b \u0905\u0917\u0935\u093e \u0915\u0930 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u093f\u0921\u0928\u0940 \u0928\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0930 \u092c\u0947\u0902\u091a\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0936\u093e\u0936\u0928 \u091c\u0947\u0932 \u092d\u0947\u091c\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0909\u0928 \u092e\u093e\u0926\u0930\u091a\u094b\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u091c\u0947\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0940 \u0926\u092b\u0928\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0902 \u0924\u093e\u0915\u093f \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u092c\u0915 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u0910\u0938\u093e \u0915\u0941\u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0932\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0916\u094c\u092b \u0915\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0939\u094c\u0932 \u092a\u0948\u0926\u093e \u0939\u094b
\n\u0905\u0917\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0936\u093e\u0936\u0928 \u0907\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0917\u093f\u0930\u092b\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u091c\u093e\u092f \u090f\u0915\u093e\u0902\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u0947 \u091c\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u0920\u094b\u0902\u0915 \u0926\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u0938\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0947 \u0938\u0941\u0939\u093e\u0917\u093e \u0939\u094b \u091c\u093e\u092f\u0947.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Fact-check<\/h2>\n

A simple Google reverse image search revealed that all five images have been shared with a false narrative.<\/p>\n

Image 1<\/h3>\n

The photograph showing lifeless bodies of children pertains to a 2018 incident<\/a> that took place in Madhya Pradesh.<\/p>\n

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The incident was widely reported in the media. According to\u00a0NDTV<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>the father of the children was married twice. He had four sons from the first marriage and another son from the second. All the five children were found dead in a well in Barwana district. The parents of the children were absconding and the police suspected that they might have a role to play in the death of the children who died due to drowning.<\/p>\n

Images 2 & 3<\/h3>\n

We found that the second and third images of injured people depict an incident that recently took place in Madhya Pradesh. The trio, mistaken to be child-kidnappers, was attacked by a mob in Gwalior. The case was reported by Dainik Bhaskar<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>on August 8.<\/p>\n

\"\"The incident was also reported by Nai Dunia<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>According to the reports, a sadhu and two of his disciples were approached by two bike-borne men who accused them of being child-kidnappers. Soon after, a huge mob gathered and attacked the trio. They punched and kicked them when two cops from Bahodapur police station intervened. But the enraged mob also beat up the policemen who had to call for back-up. Only after more police personnel arrived at the spot that the mob was dispersed and the trio did not lose their lives to false accusations of being child-lifters.<\/p>\n

Image 4<\/h3>\n

The last image has already been debunked<\/a> by Alt News in July. The image in question does not represent child-kidnappers but a sex racket gang that was nabbed in Madhya Pradesh.<\/p>\n

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The incident was reported by\u00a0Patrika<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

In conclusion, two unrelated images and a photograph of an incident where individuals were beaten on false suspicions of being child-lifters were shared to falsely claim that child-kidnappers are on a prowl and are lifting children to sell their kidneys.<\/p>\n

Alt News has debunked earlier cases of similar rumours in the video posted below.<\/p>\n