{"id":72878,"date":"2020-08-12T14:40:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T09:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=72878"},"modified":"2020-08-12T14:40:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T09:10:26","slug":"old-video-of-burqa-clad-man-entering-ladies-toilet-in-goa-shared-with-false-bjp-rss-and-muslim-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-of-burqa-clad-man-entering-ladies-toilet-in-goa-shared-with-false-bjp-rss-and-muslim-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video of burqa-clad man thrashed for entering ladies toilet viral with false Muslim angle"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 2:15-minute video is being widely shared on social media where people can be seen beating a person wearing a burqa. The person is being accused of entering a ladies toilet. Twitter user \u2018@GalaxyAbhishek\u2019 shared this video on August 8 along with the claim that a Muslim man wore a burqa and entered women’s washroom. This post has been viewed over 1,600 times (archive<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Another user \u2018@Being_Habibi\u2019 posted the video on the same day and tauntingly remarked that “Abdul Puncturewala” disguised himself as a woman. This post was viewed more than 6,000 times (archive<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Phata burka aur nikla Abdul pincharwala \ud83d\ude09\ud83d\ude02\ud83e\udd23 pic.twitter.com\/Jo1wrF8Hdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Binod Caravaan 2.0 (@Being_Habibi) August 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Facebook page \u2018\u090f\u0915 \u0915\u0930\u094b\u095c \u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928\u094b \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0947\u091c \u0932\u093e\u0907\u0915 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u2019<\/a> had shared a 3:44-minute long version of the same video on January 28. This page claimed that the burqa-clad person was affiliated to the RSS and was trying to defame Muslims. The post was viewed over 13 lakh times (archive<\/a>). Apart from this, a few other users<\/a> also made the same claim.<\/p>\n

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The same video was earlier uploaded on YouTube<\/a> where it was claimed that the person is a BJP worker.<\/p>\n

Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n

At the beginning of the video, a person can be heard saying \u201cPanaji bus stand<\/a>\u201d. Based on this, we conducted a keyword search and found a Jansatta report<\/a> published on February 16, 2019. As per the report, the incident happened at Panaji bus stand where a burqa-clad man, 35-year old Virgil Fernandes, entered a ladies toilet. Other travellers got suspicious and caught him when he got out of the toilet. They informed the police and a case under Section 419 was registered against him. In the report, Virgil Fernandes is said to be a government employee but his motive behind the act has not been mentioned.<\/p>\n

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An ANI article<\/a> published on February 17, 2019, reported that a spokesperson of Goa Police confirmed that a case under Section 419 was registered against the culprit for wronfully impersonating a Muslim woman and entering a ladies toilet.<\/p>\n

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The story was also covered by a few other news outlets namely – Amar Ujala<\/a>, Nai Duniya<\/a>, NDTV<\/a>, The New Indian Express<\/a> and The Times of India<\/a>. However, none of them reported that the person was affiliated with the BJP or RSS.<\/p>\n

YouTube channel \u2018ingoanews\u2019 uploaded a 5-minute video of the whole incident on February 16, 2019. The channel uploaded another video<\/a> on February 22, 2019, where ladies from the Samajik Sangathan Ranragini demanded strict punishment for Fernandes. Goa police told Boomlive<\/a> in March 2019 that the accused was mentally unstable and undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n