Old Case of A Muslim Man Stabbed in Karnataka Shared As Recent From Haryana

This case is from Karnataka from 2022 when a Muslim

An image of an injured man lying on the ground is being shared on social media platforms.

The claim: Those sharing have claimed that a Muslim man from Mewat, Haryana was stabbed for sharing obscene images of Hindu deity Sita on social media.

(Note: We have refrained from an adding an archive of the post due to its graphic nature.)

Is this true?: No, this claim is false.

• This incident is old from 2022. It shows a Muslim man who was attacked in Chitradurga, Karnataka. The accused was arrested in the case.

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What we found: We ran a Google reverse image search on the image and found a post by an X (formerly Twitter) user named @MdFurkanIdrisi from 2022.

• They stated, "Samiullah (38), of Chitradurga, Karnataka has been stabbed horrifically. He is the In-charge of Jama Masjid Alur, appointed by the Waqf Committee. Yesterday, while returning after offering Maghrib Namaz around 7:00 PM, he has been allegedly attacked by Nutan Gowda." (sic.)

• We looked for police reports about this and found a post on X by Chitradurga district police from 2022.

• They wrote that Nutan, aged 22, had stabbed Samiullah in Chitradurga. The police also stated that the victim was being treated at a local facility.

On 02nd July 2022 a boy by name Nuthan(22)Stabbed to Samiulla at Alur village, Hiriyur Tq, Chitradurga Dist,
Injured Samiulla is being treated at Basaveshwara Medicle collage&hospital Chitradurga and he is out of danger.@DgpKarnataka @alokkumar6994 @igperdvg @ParashuramaKal1

— Chitradurga District Police (@DistrictPolice1) July 3, 2022

• Local Kannada-language channels such as Public TV and RD News also covered this incident in 2022.

• In 2022, there were claims that the incident was communal in nature however, police denied these charges. According to a Mirror Now report, the police had denied communal charges.

Conclusion: An old incident from Karnataka is being shared as recent from Haryana.

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