A video recently gained a lot of attention on social media, showing a group of men with their hands tied and partially unclothed, being paraded by the police. However, a Twitter handle named Tanvir’s Backup account shared the viral video and wrote, This is how Muslims are treated by the police in india. These Muslim men have no fault but they were picked by the Indian police, beaten on the streets and paraded like slaves. He further claimed that young Muslim men have frequently faced challenges from a radicalized Hindu Police force in India.
Furthermore a facebook page named 5Pillars also shared the viral video (archive link) and wrote, Indian Police humiliate Muslims in public. Eight Muslim men were paraded bound up and half naked by the police in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, after they were accused of throwing stones at each other.
So, is it true that the Muslims who were being paraded half-naked by the Indore police were innocent? let’s Fact Check.
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Fact Check
During our investigation, we first did a reverse video search to verify the authenticity of the viral video. During this process, we stumbled upon a similar video featured on The Times of India news website. According to the TOI, the Madhya Pradesh police had indeed arrested eight men and publicly paraded them, with the men being half-naked, on the streets of Indore. The reason for this incident, as per The Times of India, was allegations against the men for engaging in stone-pelting and causing a disturbance. In the video, the men were seen chanting, ‘Paatharbazi nahi karenge, nahi karenge,’ which translates to ‘We will not engage in stone-pelting, we will not.’
After this, we came across a report by News Nine, published on September 10, 2023, which featured the same visuals as the viral video. According to this report, the shocking incident in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, where the police paraded eight Muslim men in a partially unclothed state was reported to have taken place on a Saturday, September 9, 2023. ‘ The MP police took this action as a punishment for the men’s involvement in pelting stones at each other, following a verbal altercation. According to the report, The men were punished by the MP police for pelting stones at each other. Also, a case has been filed under relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for their act and the probe is currently underway.
Further into our investigation, we came across a report from LatestLy, published on September 10, 2023, which featured the same visuals as the viral video. According to this report, on a Saturday in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, eight Muslim men found themselves paraded on the streets, partially unclothed, by the police. The incident transpired following a dispute where the men had thrown stones at each other, causing a disturbance.
Moreover, according to the report, In an effort to address the situation, the police not only paraded them but also compelled them to apologize to the local residents for inconveniences caused by their actions. Additionally, the police required the men to collect the stones they had thrown and seek forgiveness from the local community. According to the police, all these individuals have Muslim names and previous criminal records.
Hence, all these points prove that the eight Muslim men who were paraded half-naked by the Indore police were not innocent as they pelted stones at each other and caused a disturbance. Apart from this, they had a criminal history as well.
| Claim | Muslims who were being paraded half-naked by the Indore police were innocent |
| Claimed by | Tanvir’s backup account, 5Pillars, etc |
| Fact Check | False and Misleading |
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