Video from Pakistan shared as Hindu home attacked in India's Hyderabad
The Verdict [Misleading]
The video dates back to 2022 and was captured in Pakistan’s Hyderabad city, not in Telangana, India.
What is the claim?
Social media users are sharing a video of a mob trying to climb the sides of a building, claiming that it shows people trying to forcefully enter Hindu homes in the southern Indian state of Telangana.
A Facebook user (archived here) shared this clip with a Hindi caption roughly translating to: “This scene is not from Afghanistan or Pakistan but from Telangana." "who are forcibly entering the houses of Hindus with the slogan 'separate head and body'. Protect yourself, otherwise the situation will become like Kashmir. No leader, organization, media will come to save you just like no one went to save Hindus in Kashmir (sic),” the caption added.
Archived versions of similar posts shared on Facebook can be viewed here, here, and here.
The video has also surfaced on X with similar claims, with links to those posts available here and here.
Screenshot of viral posts circulating on social media. (Source: X/Facebook/Screenshot/Modified by Logically Facts)
However, we found that the video dates back to 2022 and was recorded in Pakistan, not India.
What did we find?
A reverse image search of the viral clip led us to a YouTube video (archived here) uploaded by Hindustan Times on August 22, 2022. In the video, we can observe similar visuals from a slightly different angle. According to the video's description, it shows a violent mob in Pakistan's Hyderabad chasing a Hindu sanitation worker, Ashok Kumar, attempting to lynch him over alleged blasphemy.
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Pakistani journalist Naila Inayat also shared the now-viral clip (archived here) on August 22, 2022, stating that it was captured in Pakistan’s Hyderabad when a mob gathered outside the residence of a Hindu man accused of blasphemy.
Furthermore, a Google search led us to multiple news reports from Pakistani media outlets, including Dawn and The Express Tribune, which reported that Hyderabad police arrested a sanitation worker named Ashok Kumar for allegedly desecrating the Quran.
Dawn stated that the complainant, Bilal, found the sanitation worker with burnt pages of the Quran at Rabi Plaza and handed him over to the police. It added that following the news spread, an angry mob tried to break into the building to get hold of the man. The Express Tribune quoted Hyderbad SSP Amjad Ahmed Shaikh, who stated, “The sentiments of all Muslims are hurt, but it shouldn’t mean that we harm the innocent people.”
Several Indian media outlets, including The Indian Express and ANI, also reported on the incident in 2022, confirming that it happened in Pakistan’s Hyderabad, not in Hyderabad, India.
Additionally, multiple videos from the incident were shared on Instagram (archived here) by an account named ‘pakistanihindu’ on August 22, 2022. One of the videos shows a shop called “Al Waheed Fabrics” against a blue background, which, upon conducting a Google Maps search, confirmed the existence of the same shop in Pakistan’s Hyderabad. This further proves that the video is not from India.
The verdict
A video of a mob attempting to break into a home in Pakistan’s Hyderabad is now viral as an incident from Hyderabad in Telangana, India.
(This story was originally published by logicallyfacts.com, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)
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Cong leader Prithviraj Chavan defiant after facing verbal missiles on Op Sindoor remarks
Mumbai (PTI): Despite facing criticism, senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday stood by his controversial comments that India faced a "total defeat" in aerial fight with Pakistan on the first day of Operation Sindoor on May 7.
The former Union minister refused to apologise for his comments on the Indian military operation against terror hubs in Pakistan and PoK in aftermath of massacre of tourists at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir in April.
Talking to reporters in Pune on Tuesday, Chavan claimed India faced a "total defeat in the aerial fight (with Pakistan) on May 7 which lasted for half-an-hour".
"One may believe this or not. After that the Indian Air Force got grounded and not a single aircraft took flight that day.... be it Gwalior, Bhatinda or Sirsa, there was a possibility of aircraft being shot down, so our complete Air Force was grounded," the former Maharashtra chief minister had said.
Hitting out at Chavan, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde accused the Congress of speaking the language of Pakistan. He said questioning the military action was akin to demoralising the morale of armed forces.
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"The criticism does not stem from the love of the nation, but love for Pakistan," said the chief leader of the Shiv Sena, a key constituent of the BJP-led NDA.
Chavan, however, remained defiant.
"There is no question of apologising. The Constitution has given me the right to ask questions," the Congress veteran asserted.
Chavan also questioned the need of having a 12-lakh strong Army when future wars will be about aerial combats and missiles. "During Operation Sindoor we saw that there was no movement of the Army even for a kilometre," he had said.
BJP Lok Sabha MP and spokesperson Sambit Patra said Chavan's remarks are loaded with sedition.
"He (Chavan) has refused to apologise. The Indian armed forces struck 100 kms inside the Pakistan territory and destroyed 11 air strips (of the Pakistani Air Force). He made remarks that the Indian Army did not even move an inch (during the military operation). This is nothing but a statement full of sedition, a statement of a traitor," Patra said, lashing out at the Congress leader.
The BJP spokesperson maintained the Congress appears to be standing with Chavan and alleged the Opposition party is playing into foreign hands.
Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should apologise for it, he added.
Union minister Giriraj Singh of the BJP insisted it was not right to devalue the valour of Indian armed forces.
Samajwadi Party MP Virendra Singh suggested that wherever armed forces are concerned, every Indian should be mindful of statements they make and ensure their comments do not demoralise the military.
Operation Sindoor was a result of "mistakes of politicians", he claimed.
TDP MP Krishna Devraylu said after the poll defeat in Bihar, the Congress is rattled and their leaders have been talking absurdly.
"Chavan's remarks are a prime example of this. This kind of disrespect to our armed forces is not necessary. If the Congress is angry with the NDA, it should show it in a different way and not drag armed forces into it," Devraylu opined.
AAP MP Ashok Mittal said such statements should not be made by any senior politician, especially by someone who has been a former chief minister.
The Indian armed forces registered a strong victory and destroyed terror launchpads in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, Mittal added.
