Twitter users demand apology from media outlets for reporting fake news, after VB carries fact check
Mangaluru: Twitter users, mainly from Coastal Karnataka demanded apology from media houses for reporting fake news and for defaming Bhatkal in the wake of spread of COVID-19.
A few media outlets had falsely claimed that a Bhatkal family had visited a private hospital in Mangaluru and had misinformed hospital authorities that they had come from Kundapur and not from “COVID-19 hotspot Bhatkal”.
The family reportedly had arrived on May 12 with a six-year old kid with a fractured arm. According to the media reports the family after misinforming the hospital authorities had received treatment to the kid.
The reports had further added that following the incident the private hospital was completely sealed down and the doctors and staff of the hospital were sent to quarantine.
The hospital after a couple of days of the incident issued a clarification and added that the Bhatkal family had not hid any facts or information from the hospital and had duly presented the Aadhar card upon arrival at the hospital.
The news of the hospital’s clarification was immediately carried by Vartha Bharati.
CLICK HERE to read the Fact-Check report by Vartha Bharati:
A twitter campaign was run on Monday with users demanding apology from leading media outlets while also citing the fact-check report of Vartha Bharati.
Hashtags #Stopdefamingbhatkal and #DeccanHeraldlies were soon trending on twitter in Karnataka with both the hashtags recording over five thousand tweets in less than two hours after the campaign began.
Bhatkal family did not hid facts, Mangaluru hospital issues clarification.@spkarwar @dcuttarakannada should take strong action against #DeccanHeraldLies
— SYED INAM-UL HAQ (@SYEDINAM92) May 18, 2020
FACT CHECKED? https://t.co/g2t51y4KbS@IZaorez
@MediaScannerIn#StopDefamingBhatkal
@VarthaBharatiEn first to publish the fact check and expose fake claims of @prajavani @DeccanHerald @kadalavani and others.https://t.co/ARnlbncCMB#Stopdefamingbhatkal #DeccanHeraldLies #Closedownfakenewsfactories
— Ismail Zaorez (@IZaorez) May 18, 2020
We demand apology @DeccanHerald @prajavani @kadalavani @VijayavaniMng @dcuttarakannada@shankarsview@ap#StopDefamingBhatkal#DeccanHeraldLies https://t.co/40or9JBiK6
— Mohammed Saqib (@tm_saqib) May 18, 2020
Deccan Herald why would someone lie during emergency. Empathise, she is a minor god dam it. @dcuttarakannada@shankarsview@ap@DeccanHerald @prajavani @kadalavani @VijayavaniMng @bsarun24#StopDefamingBhatkal#DeccanHeraldLies pic.twitter.com/FJyK0taK0W
— Syed (@SMafzal_) May 18, 2020
Unbelievable!!! Deccan Herald a 70 years old newspaper is publishing FAKE NEWS. #StopDefamingBhatkal @free_thinker @zoo_bear @QuintFactCheck @boomlive_in @TheQuint @thepeeinghuman pic.twitter.com/JY9YNp0lQD
— Mohammed Siddique (@immdsiddique) May 18, 2020
Pandemic has become a new tool for media to harass & humiliate Muslims & Especially Bhatkallys.
— Misbah Ul Haq (@citizen_misbah) May 18, 2020
Imagine the pain of Bhatkally Patients family ?
How can this trust be built when media is full of hate against the Muslims?@PTI_News @MediaTSI#DeccanHeraldLies #StopDefamingBhatkal pic.twitter.com/yMUm1poG3X
Bhatkal family did not hide facts, Mangaluru hospital issues clarification https://t.co/v2P5Wqmvn7 via @MediaScannerIn#StopDefamingBhatkal
— Media Scanner (@mediascannerin_) May 18, 2020
When the entire world is busy fighting with #CoronavirusPandemic our shameless indian media is busy in spreading false news.#DeccanHeraldLies#StopDefamingBhatkal @prajavani @DeccanHerald @kadalavani @VVani4U pic.twitter.com/xJGzJ7Rezr
— Faizal Peraje ?? (@faizal_peraje) May 18, 2020
Who is pushing these media to write false against Bhatkal@dcuttarakannada@shankarsview@ap@DeccanHerald @prajavani @kadalavani @VijayavaniMng @bsarun24#StopDefamingBhatkal#DeccanHeraldLies pic.twitter.com/PWekq29uDv
— Mohammed Sd (@Mohammedsd88) May 18, 2020
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Belagavi youth’s murder case projected as road accident, cracked in Uttara Kannada; Three arrested
Karwar: Uttara Kannada police have cracked a murder case in which a Belagavi youth was killed and his body burnt inside a car to make it appear like a road accident.
Addressing a press meet in the city, Superintendent of Police Deepan M.N. said three accused from Old Hubballi have been arrested in connection with the case. The crime was a pre-planned act driven by personal enmity, he said.
The case came to light on April 8 morning when a car (KA-04/MJ-8996) was found completely burnt in a roadside ditch near Talekumbri bus stand in Yellapur. Only charred human remains were found inside the vehicle. Initially, it was suspected to be an accident caused by overspeeding, and a case was registered at Yellapur police station based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s father, Jagannath Dhapale.
However, the father later expressed suspicion that his son’s death was not accidental, prompting a detailed investigation.
Taking the matter seriously, two special teams were formed under the leadership of Yellapur Inspector Ramesh Hanapur. On analysing technical evidence and CCTV footage, police found that it was a planned murder.
The accused have been identified as Abdul Raheem Basheer Ahmed Mujawar (32), Maulasab Bavahan Wada (36) and Dadapeer alias Aftab Mehboob Saab Balasangi (22), all chicken traders from Old Hubballi.
Police have seized the car used in the crime along with two scooters. The accused have been remanded to judicial custody.
Investigations revealed that the accused killed Nitesh Dhapale due to personal enmity and later set the car on fire along with the body to project it as an accident.
SP Deepan M.N. appreciated the efforts of Inspector Ramesh Hanapur, PSIs Rajashekhar Vandali and Siddappa Gudi, and the entire team for solving the complex case.
