May 19th 2024.
A disturbing video of a group of individuals stabbing a man has been making its rounds on various social media platforms. The accompanying claim alleges that the victim is a Hindu man who was attacked by Muslims in the Seelampur area of Delhi. In this article, we will fact-check this claim and uncover the truth behind the viral video.
Upon further investigation, we found archived versions of similar posts here, here, and here. The claim states that the visuals in the video depict a Hindu man being attacked by Muslims in Seelampur, but our fact-checking reveals that this is false. The viral video actually shows footage from a murder that occurred on 05 May 2024 in Delhi's Jafrabad area. According to news reports and the police, the victim in this incident was identified as Nazir, and all the accused and the deceased are Muslims. There is no communal angle involved, as confirmed by a senior Delhi Police official.
This is not the first incident in Seelampur that has been falsely linked to communal tensions. Just a month before this murder, on 12 April 2024, a man named Shahnawaz was shot dead in broad daylight by a minor in the E block of Khabri market in Seelampur. The SHO of Seelampur confirmed that this case also had no communal angle, as all the accused and the deceased were Muslims.
To verify the authenticity of the viral claim and gather more information about the video, we conducted a Google reverse image search using keyframes from the footage. This led us to a news report by 'Newsnine' published on 07 May 2024, which identified the victim as 35-year-old Nazir, who was brutally stabbed to death in an attack in Jafrabad. Further research revealed that several criminal cases were registered against Nazir, indicating that the incident may have been fueled by personal rivalry.
We also accessed the FIR filed in this case on the Delhi Police website, which stated that the incident took place on Street No. 6, Chauhan Bangar, Jafrabad, on 05 May 2024, and the victim's name was Nazir alias Nanhe. However, the FIR did not mention any accused names. 'The Quint' reached out to DCP North East Delhi, Joy Tirkey, who confirmed that there was no communal angle involved and that five accused, all Muslims, had been arrested.
In another incident in April 2024, a 35-year-old man named Shahnawaz was shot in the head by a minor boy in the E block of Khabri market in Seelampur. The police apprehended the assailant two days later, along with three other suspects. According to the police, the two men, along with a 16-year-old juvenile, were involved in a protection money racket and killed Shahnawaz when he refused to pay. The SHO of Seelampur also confirmed that this case had no communal angle, as all the accused and the victim were Muslims.
In conclusion, the viral video of a murder in Jafrabad, Delhi, has been falsely linked to communal tensions amid the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This story was originally published by Factly and republished by OrissaPOST as part of the Shakti Collective. It serves as a reminder to fact-check claims before sharing them on social media to prevent spreading false information.
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