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“Shraddha’s murder accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala belongs to Parsi community”
Social media posts Claim dated 16 Nov 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

FIR lodged at Mehrauli Police station and voter ID details of Aaftab and his family members, indicate that Aaftab belongs to the Muslim community. Moreover, in 2014, when a user asked about Aaftab’s religion on Instagram, Aaftab clarified that he is a Muslim

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 16 November 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 November 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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