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“Video of a Sadhu beaten up by a Muslim youth in Kandwa, MP”
Social media posts Claim dated 31 May 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The man who assaulted the Sadhu in the video was identified as Praveen Gaur; the accused is not a Muslim. Praveen Gaur, who is the son of a hotelier, dragged a Sadhu to a hair salon and cut his hair in Madhya Pradesh’s Kandwa. The accused assaulted and abused the Sadhu after they got into an argument when the Sadhu was asking for alms

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 31 May 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 June 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.