A video showing several girls beating a man up with sticks has gone viral on the internet as a case of 'love-jihad'.
The claim states that it shows Hindu girls thrashing an alleged molester who belonged to the Muslim community.
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How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search of one of the keyframes of the video and came across a report by The Quint shared on 10 December 2018.
The report carried the viral video and stated that a group of girls from Dharm Singh Saraswati Balika Inter College from Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat thrashed a man with sticks for harassing them.
It also carries a video of SHO Sanjeev Kumar who told news agency ANI that the accused, identified as Kapil Chauhan, has been arrested under Section 294.
The video dates back to 2018.
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Another report by The Times of India also carried the same information about the incident.
It also stated that the students had complained to the school authorities about continuous eve-teasing from a man near school premises but when no action was taken.
Conclusion: An old video from Uttar Pradesh is being falsely shared as Hindu girls beating up a Muslim man who was an alleged molester.
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