Old Clip From West Bengal Falsely Shared as One of Couple Flogged in Bangladesh
A video showing a man and a woman, surrounded by a small crowd, being flogged by a man, is being shared on social media.
The claim: The X (formerly Twitter) account of the Brahmanbaria unit of the Awami League in Bangladesh also shared the clip, with the text, "This is the name of new Bangladesh! This is the so-called 2nd freedom! A militant regime is now running in Bangladesh under the leadership of Mohammad Yunus."
(Archived versions of more claims on social media can be seen here and here.)
Is it true?: No, neither is the clip recent, nor is it from Bangladesh.
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It dates back to June 2024 and shows visuals from West Bengal's Chopra.
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In the clip, one can se Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker Tajmul Islam caning a couple who were allegedly having "illicit" relations.
How did we find out the truth?: We ran a reverse image search on the video using Google Lens.
The results pointed us towards several news reports, including one by Hindi news organisation Amar Ujala, which was published on 1 July 2024 and mentioned that it showed a "horrific video" from West Bengal.
The report, dated 1 July 2024, said that the video was from West Bengal.
(Source: Amar Ujala/Screenshot)
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It added that the incident took place in Chopra, an area in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district and showed a TMC worker flogging a couple.
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Another report by NDTV which carried visuals from the video identified the assailant as one Tajmul Islam, a local TMC worker in Chopra, who was arrested on 30 June.
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As per the report, the couple were reportedly engaged in an "illicit relationship" and were flogged on orders of a kangaroo court, the police said.
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We also came across several social media posts by journalists which showed Islam's arrest.
Tojamul @ JCB, the main accused in the #Chopra incident in #Bengal has been arrested by police. pic.twitter.com/7zXDHQMliD
— Tamal Saha (@Tamal0401) June 30, 2024
Conclusion: An old video from West Bengal is being shared to falsely claim that it shows visuals from Bangladesh.
(This story was originally published by thequint, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
