Claim: A woman trying to speak to the media about the atrocities in Sandeshkhali is being attacked on live camera.
Fact-check: Old video of an attack on a BJP worker is falsely shared as a recent assault incident in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal. - FACTLY
Verdict: the viral video depicts an attack on a bjp worker during a protest held by the bjp in west bengal in 2018. according to media reports,the incident took place in barasat, about 40 km from kolkata, on 26 september 2018, the day bjp called for a 12-hour bandh to protest the death of two students in north dinajpur district. during this protest, bjp worker nilima de sarkar was attacked twice on the same day – the first time by local panchayat chief arsaduzzaman and the second time by trinamool leader qutubuddin. the viral video was shot when qutubuddin assaulted nilima de sarkar. the viral video is not connected to sandeshkhali incidents. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akshay Kumar Appani
Date published: 2024-02-20T08:17:48