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Video Showing Man ‘Smuggling Drugs’ Under Burqa Is From Bangladesh, Not India

This video dates back to 2021 and is from Bangladesh.

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A video showing a person getting caught while trying to smuggle something illegal by hiding it underneath a burqa is going viral online.

The claim insinuates that this is how Muslims supply weapons in India.

What's the truth?: This video is from Bangladesh and dates back to 2021.

It shows a man caught by the Raozan police in Bangladesh while smuggling drugs under the guise of a pregnant woman.

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How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video and this led us to a report shared by a Bangladeshi news website, CVoice24.

  • This was shared on 9 March 2021 and it carried images from the same viral video.

  • It stated that that the police in Raozan, Chittagong city of Bangladesh arrested two persons for smuggling drugs in the guise of a pregnant woman.

  • Through a relevant keyword search on Google, we also found a video report on the same incident.

  • This was shared on 11 March 2021 and according to these reports, this incident took place on 9 March 2021.

  • We also noticed that the uniform worn by police in the video matches the ones shown in the official website of Chittagong police.

  • According to the reports, two drug traffickers were arrested by the Raozan police named Sagar, 20, and Amena Begum, 19 for allegedly smuggling drugs.

Conclusion: An old video from Bangladesh is going viral to falsely claim that it shows Muslims smuggling weapons in India.

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