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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If Bumrah is not fit then a score of around 200 also might not be enough: Gavaskar
Sydney, Jan 4: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels India will struggle to defend even 200 in case premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah is unable to bowl at full throttle on the third day of the fifth and final Test against Australia here on Sunday.
Bumrah had left the field for scans during the second day's post-lunch session after bowling just one over, having experienced some discomfort. However, he returned to the dressing room after undergoing precautionary scans for an unspecified niggle.
India pacer Prasidh Krishna said his skipper had suffered back spasm.
The medical team was monitoring him as India ended the day 145 runs in front with four second innings wickets left on a SCG track which is aiding the bowlers.
"Look, if India scores 40 more runs or they put 185 on the board then they have a great chance but it all depends on Jasprit Bumrah's fitness. If Jasprit Bumrah is fit then 145-150 might be enough. But if Bumrah is not fit then a score of around 200 also might not be enough," said Gavaskar on Star Sports on Saturday.
Gavaskar also said maintaining secrecy around Bumrah's status is not going to help the Australians, who have so far struggled to counter the threat posed by the Indian pace spearhead.
"One thing that I liked was when he came back after the scan, obviously it took a lot of time because the hospital is a bit far, but he looked in good shape and his body language was such that there was no indication of the Australian team and it is very important to maintain the secrecy.
"Because, tactically you do not want to announce whether Bumrah will be available for bowling or not, and even if he is not available and this news goes across the opposition dressing room because till now Australian batsmen haven't found out a way to counter him, they don’t know whether they should attack, defend, or whether they should play on front-foot.
"So to execute this plan it is important to maintain secrecy, so Bumrah and the Indian team management managed it quite well," Gavaskar said.
The pacer has already taken 32 wickets in the series, and had figures of 2/33 in 10 overs before leaving the field, having removed Marnus Labuschagne in the morning session and Usman Khawaja on the last ball of the first evening.
