

{"id":64513,"date":"2020-04-18T17:53:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T12:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=64513"},"modified":"2020-04-18T17:53:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T12:23:50","slug":"false-claim-suggests-bandra-mass-gathering-accused-vinay-dubeys-father-is-muslim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/false-claim-suggests-bandra-mass-gathering-accused-vinay-dubeys-father-is-muslim\/","title":{"rendered":"False claim suggests Bandra mass gathering accused Vinay Dubey&#8217;s father is Muslim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A photograph of Navi Mumbai-based self-proclaimed labour leader and activist Vinay Dubey, along with a man and a woman, was posted by one Shiv Yadav on Twitter. Yadav <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShivHindu879\/status\/1250769924496252931?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed<\/a> that Dubey&#8217;s mother had married a Muslim man (his father) named Mahmood.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64517\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-12_40_16-14-Shiv-Yadav-on-Twitter_-_\u0935\u093f\u0928\u092f-\u0926\u0941\u092c\u0947-\u0915\u0940-\u092e\u093e\u0901-\u0928\u0947-\u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928-\u0938\u0947-\u0936\u093e\u0926\u0940-\u0915\u0940-\u0925\u0940\u0935\u093f\u0928\u092f-\u0926\u0941\u092c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-12_40_16-14-Shiv-Yadav-on-Twitter_-_\u0935\u093f\u0928\u092f-\u0926\u0941\u092c\u0947-\u0915\u0940-\u092e\u093e\u0901-\u0928\u0947-\u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928-\u0938\u0947-\u0936\u093e\u0926\u0940-\u0915\u0940-\u0925\u0940\u0935\u093f\u0928\u092f-\u0926\u0941\u092c.jpg 601w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-12_40_16-14-Shiv-Yadav-on-Twitter_-_\u0935\u093f\u0928\u092f-\u0926\u0941\u092c\u0947-\u0915\u0940-\u092e\u093e\u0901-\u0928\u0947-\u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928-\u0938\u0947-\u0936\u093e\u0926\u0940-\u0915\u0940-\u0925\u0940\u0935\u093f\u0928\u092f-\u0926\u0941\u092c-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>Dubey was arrested along with 10 others including <em>ABP Majha<\/em> reporter Rahul Kulkarni by the Mumbai police for their alleged role in &#8220;rumour-mongering&#8221; that led to a mass gathering of migrant workers at Bandra station. He had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/mumbai\/bandra-mess-tv-scribe-gets-bail-10-others-in-police-custody\/article31360906.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> made a video which went viral where he asked migrants to assemble at Kurla railway terminus on April 18.\u00a0 While Kulkarni was granted bail by a court in Mumbai, Dubey has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/mumbai\/vinay-dubey-man-who-posted-video-linked-to-migrant-workers-protest-sent-to-police-custody-till-april-21\/article31345898.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remanded<\/a> to police custody till April 21.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Vinay Dubey\u2019s mother married a Muslim, Vinay Dubey father\u2019s name is Mahmood. He was deliberately named Vinay Dubey so that many Hindu brothers and sisters could be misled to think of him as a Hindu Brahmin. The is an important tactic of Jihadis to damage Hindutva and country,&#8221; tweeted Yadav on April 16. While Yadav later <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShivHindu879\/status\/1250828428829265921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clarified<\/a> that the information shared by him was incorrect, his original tweet was retweeted more than 1,100 times.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook user Vinubhai Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=236593797549371&amp;set=a.118325979376154&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> the photograph with the same narrative. His post has garnered over 19,000 shares so far.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64518\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-14_55_50-2-Facebook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-14_55_50-2-Facebook.png 441w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-14_55_50-2-Facebook-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-14_55_50-2-Facebook-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many other people on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AF%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%22%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A6%22&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts\/?q=%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AF%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%22%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A6%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> shared the same message with the photo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64519\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-15_03_44-2-Facebook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-15_03_44-2-Facebook.png 377w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-15_03_44-2-Facebook-185x300.png 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News found that the claim made along with the image is false. With a Google search, we found the personal details <a href=\"http:\/\/myneta.info\/LokSabha2019\/candidate.php?candidate_id=10952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">submitted<\/a> by Dubey when he had filed a nomination for the Kalyan Lok Sabha seat in the 2019 general elections. As per <em>MyNeta&#8217;s<\/em> database, Vinay Dubey&#8217;s father&#8217;s name is Jatashankar Dubey and not Mahmood as claimed on social media.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64524\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-15_30_17-Vinay-DubeyIndependentIND_Constituency-KALYANMAHARASHTRA-Affidavit-Info.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-15_30_17-Vinay-DubeyIndependentIND_Constituency-KALYANMAHARASHTRA-Affidavit-Info.png 775w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-15_30_17-Vinay-DubeyIndependentIND_Constituency-KALYANMAHARASHTRA-Affidavit-Info-284x300.png 284w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-18-15_30_17-Vinay-DubeyIndependentIND_Constituency-KALYANMAHARASHTRA-Affidavit-Info-768x811.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, fact-checking outlet <em><a href=\"https:\/\/smhoaxslayer.com\/father-of-vinay-dubey-who-was-arrested-for-the-bandra-mob-is-not-mahmood-as-made-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SMHoaxslayer<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>found that the photo which is now viral was posted from Dubey&#8217;s Facebook profile in February 2020. The photo is from a CAA protest in Patna, Bihar. It is very likely that the man and the woman are protesters.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64528\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64528 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/thequint_2020-04_74f02990-457f-4819-8ea9-35487c9dce50_Screen_Shot_2020_04_17_at_2_50_02_PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/thequint_2020-04_74f02990-457f-4819-8ea9-35487c9dce50_Screen_Shot_2020_04_17_at_2_50_02_PM.png 704w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/thequint_2020-04_74f02990-457f-4819-8ea9-35487c9dce50_Screen_Shot_2020_04_17_at_2_50_02_PM-300x118.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Quint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On April 15, <em>Times Now<\/em> had <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/videos\/city\/mumbai\/bandra-migrants-protest-ncp-leader-vinay-dubey-arrested-for-spreading-misinformation\/videoshow\/75160477.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">identified<\/a> Vinay Dubey as an NCP leader, however, NCP&#8217;s national spokesperson Nawab Malik <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nawabmalikncp\/status\/1250348712229888003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1250348712229888003&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mumbailive.com%2Fen%2Fpolitics%2Fvinay-dubey-who-was-arrested-by-mumbai-police-in-connection-with-bandra-gathering-is-not-a-member-of-ncp-says-nawab-malik-48330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refuted<\/a> the claim and said that Dubey is not a member of the party.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is to make it clear that the man Vinay Dube arrested by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Navimumpolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Navimumpolice<\/a> and later by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MumbaiPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MumbaiPolice<\/a> is not a member of the NCP.<br \/>\nSome sections of News Media are calling him an NCP leader, which is false and appears to be a malicious campaign to malign the image of our party.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nawab Malik \u0646\u0648\u0627\u0628 \u0645\u0644\u06a9 \u0928\u0935\u093e\u092c \u092e\u0932\u093f\u0915 (@nawabmalikncp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nawabmalikncp\/status\/1250348712229888003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is worthwhile to note here that Vinay Dubey&#8217;s father Jatashankar Dubey who is an auto-driver had donated Rs 25,000 to Maharastra&#8217;s Chief Minister Relief Fund to help tackle the COVID-19 outbreak in the state. Vinay Dubey had quote-tweeted a tweet by Maharastra&#8217;s Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on April 10.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\ud83d\udcaa\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0939\u0948 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e\u091c\u0940 \u092a\u0930\ud83d\udcaa<br \/>\n\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e\u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u094b\u0930\u094b\u0928\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u0932\u0921\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u091c\u093f\u0935\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0947\u0935\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u092e\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0930\u093e\u0936\u0940 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0926\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e !! \u0917\u0943\u0939\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnilDeshmukhNCP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnilDeshmukhNCP<\/a> \u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0916\u0941\u0926 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0915\u0930 \u092f\u0939 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0926\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093e !! \u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0926 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficeofUT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OfficeofUT<\/a> \u0938\u0939\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0906\u092d\u093e\u0930 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MantralayaRoom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MantralayaRoom<\/a> \u091f\u093f\u092e\ud83d\ude4f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AUThackeray?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AUThackeray<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RuJctTnNGA\">https:\/\/t.co\/RuJctTnNGA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vinay Dubey Mumbai (@The_vinaydubey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_vinaydubey\/status\/1248578193155428353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In conclusion, an old photograph of Vinay Dubey was shared with the false claim that his father was a Muslim and that he concealed his identity to mislead the Hindu community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photograph of Navi Mumbai-based self-proclaimed labour leader and activist Vinay Dubey, along with a man and a woman, was posted by one Shiv Yadav on Twitter. Yadav claimed that Dubey&#8217;s mother had married a Muslim man (his father) named Mahmood. 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