“The video shows Hindu men beating up a Trinamool Congress worker, Nazrul Islam, who allegedly threatened Hindus in Murshidabad over voting in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 7 Apr 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
This video from 2022 shows a clash between protesters opposing the Agnipath scheme and local shopkeepers in Varanasi. It has nothing to do with West Bengal.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 April 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 April 2026. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1749610106449352
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