Claim: A young Dalit man named Lakhan's head was shaved, and he was assaulted by a mob in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut.
Fact-check: Video of a Dalit man's head being shaved by a mob is shared with a misleading caste angle - FACTLY
Verdict: according to the news reports, the incident did happen in meerut. some people in the brahmpuri area assaulted a man named lakhan kumar. the police clarified that the assaulters and lakhan both belong to the dalit community and related to each other. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Varun Borugadda
Date published: 2023-03-29T11:45:42