Video of youth's killing in Delhi last year shared with false communal spin - Alt News
Kalim Ahmed
25th February 2022 / 2:56 pm
[Warning: Visuals may be distressing for some. Viewer discretion is advised.]
A 30-second-long video clip of a man getting stabbed by three people is widely being circulated on social media with a communal claim. The video is being shared with a caption that alleges that in Dasna, Ghaziabad, a Hindu man was ruthlessly killed by “peacefuls” (pejorative term used for Muslims).
The video is massively viral on Twitter.
*मलिक कि सारी गुर्मी /अहंकार को अभी दभाना चाहिए,अन्यथा… * *डासना में एक ओर शान्ति दूतो के द्वारा हिन्दु की निर्मम हत्या*
*Abhi tho kuch नही Thoda aur inka percentage badne do*..
*ये नंगा नाच करेंगे*
⤵️
ये दो vdo देखिये
👺https://t.co/ZzIW9nhM17@jitendraSh@IVijay_Pathak pic.twitter.com/GUqlyw2NC5
— आकाश गुप्ता (छः ग) 09 (@theakg146) February 24, 2022
यूपी के गाजियाबाद जिले के डासना शहर में मुसलमानों ने एक हिंदू लड़के की हत्या कर दी है। @KapilMishra_IND
हिन्दुओं तुम भाईचारा निभाते रहो😡😡 pic.twitter.com/MGYeMsI47c
— Rajpurohit Manohar singh (@mannu_bhabha) February 24, 2022
*डासना में एक ओर शान्ति दूतो के द्वारा हिन्दु की निर्मम 😱😱 pic.twitter.com/FWky3rq4Tp
— नीरज राय (@neerajroy8) February 24, 2022
*डासना में एक ओर शान्ति दूतो के द्वारा हिन्दु की निर्मम हत्या*
गाजियाबाद pic.twitter.com/wcVX9EHUjN
— Ram Prakash Gupta (@RamPrakashKunda) February 23, 2022
The video has also been posted on Facebook by multiple users with the same claim.
Alt News rummaged the replies under one of the viral tweets and noticed that Ghaziabad police replied to the tweet refuting the claim.
उक्त घटना जनपद गाजियाबाद से सम्बन्धित नही है ।
— GHAZIABAD POLICE (@ghaziabadpolice) February 24, 2022
We also had a close look at the video and observed that the victim is not only getting stabbed but is also being hit with a steel chair. Taking that as a clue, we performed a keyword search on Google and came across a news report by Hindustan Times that had the same visuals as seen in the viral video. The report was published on December 31, 2021.
As per the report, Shahrukh, 24, was stabbed to death by Zuber, 30, Zafar, 20 and Aditya,18. All of them are residents of Delhi’s Seemapuri. According to the investigating officer, this was a case of personal enmity since Shahrukh was allegedly having an affair with the sister of Zuber.
The only “Dasna, Ghaziabad” connection, in this case, is that the victim Shahrukh allegedly had a history of criminal activity and he was released on bail from Dasna Jail just a few days before his murder. The full statement of DCP Shahdara can be found on Facebook.
#DelhiPolice has arrested 2 persons in a murder case under Seema Puri Police Station area.
#DelhiPoliceUpdates
#Crime
#CPDelhi
Dcp Shahdara
Posted by Delhi Police on Thursday, 30 December 2021
Hence, a video of a killing of a young man last year due to personal enmity was shared with a false communal spin.
Kalim is a journalist with a keen interest in tech, misinformation, culture, etc
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