“A Hindu mob entered a mosque and shot the Imam of Qasmi Masjid in Lisari Gate, Meerut while he was teaching children to recite the Quran.”
What FACTLY found
The Muslim cleric was not shot by a Hindu group in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut. Maulana Naeem was shot by a man named Sartaj while he was teaching the Quran on 6 October 2024 in the Samar Garden area, near the Lisari Gate police station, Meerut. The Meerut police clarified that Naeem, and the accused, Sartaj, belong to the Muslim community and that there is no communal angle to it. It also stated that a case had been filed against Sartaj at the Lisadi Gate police station and police teams are activ...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 October 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 October 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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