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“Video of a group of people thrashing a Muslim man for slitting the throat of his Hindu girlfriend”
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FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The video shared in the post shows an old incident that took place in Pithoria village in the Ranchi district of Jharkhand in 2019. The accused Arvind Kumar was thrashed by locals after he attacked his girlfriend with a knife by accusing her of having an illicit relationship with another man. Both the accused and the victim girl belong to the same community

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In short

This claim spread on social media. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 6 June 2023. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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