Old Video of Woman Being Assaulted in Andhra Falsely Shared as One From Manipur

This video dates back to 2017 and is from Andhra Pradesh not Manipur.

Fact-check: An old and unrelated video showing a woman being assaulted is being falsely linked to Manipur.

(Photo: The Quint)

[TRIGGER WARNING: Video contains visuals of sexual assault. Discretion is advised.]

A video showing woman being harassed is being circulated online with a claim that it shows a Hindu man assaulting a woman from the Kuki community in Manipur.

(Note: We have refrained from adding any links to the video due to its disturbing nature.)

The post was shared on 7 September.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

What's the truth?: This video dates back to 2017 and is from Andhra Pradesh.

• It is unrelated to the violence or unrest happening in Manipur.

How did we find out the truth? We performed a reverse image search on some of the video's keyframes, which led us to an article shared by News18 on 26 September 2017.

• The report included a screenshot from the viral video and stated that this incident occurred in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district.

• It added that the police took suo-motu cognisance of the matter, registered a case and arrested the accused.

• The police said that the woman was in a relationship with the accused and decided to end it after which the man assaulted the woman.

This incident is from 2017.

(Source: News18/Screenshot)

• India Today and NDTV also shared the same information.

• This video also went viral in 2020 with a false communal claim and was debunked by WebQoof team, you can read it here.

Update on Manipur: Less than a week after drone attacks rocked the Imphal West district, more rocket and bomb attacks hit Bishnupur district on 6 September.

• In the second attack, a 78-year-old Meitei man died in the Moirang Bazar area of the district.

• This was followed by gun violence during the early hours of Saturday, 7 September in Jiribam, a district on Manipur's border with Assam, where six people were killed.

Conclusion: An old and unrelated video showing a woman being assaulted is being falsely linked to Manipur.

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