“Video shows Muslim traders adulterating date palms with impotence-inducing medicines and selling them to Hindus”
What FACTLY found
On 11 January 2024, the Howrah GRP police arrested a group of three robbers from Platform No. 7 at Howrah Railway Station’s old complex, who had been committing robberies on trains. The video was recorded at the Howrah GRP station, where a member of the robbery gang demonstrated how they conceal intoxicated pills inside dates (khajur). There is no communal angle involved in this. The FIR mentions that the individuals arrested are Shambru Paswan, Govind Kumar, and Mohammad Irfan.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 January 2025. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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