“The video shows a Bangladeshi flag seller being beaten and arrested in West Bengal for selling flags.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Jun 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The incident took place in Bangladesh, not West Bengal. The man was a flag seller named Hamza, who was accidentally beaten by an army personnel during a chaotic moment outside the Bangladesh National Stadium in Dhaka on 10 June 2025. The army later apologised and compensated him with one lakh taka.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 June 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 16 June 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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