“he three men seen in the viral video are Muslims dressed as Hindu Sadhus. The public nabbed them in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 Jul 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Although this incident did happen in Meerut, the persons are not Muslims but belong to the Nath community of the Hindu religion. The police released the three men seen in the video after questioning. According to the police, all three of them belong to the Nath community, they are not child kidnappers but beggars
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 July 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 July 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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