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Oh Video A Hindu woman’s face is bleeding in a claim that has gone viral on social media. The post claimed she was a successful businesswoman with Muslim tenants in Bangladesh. The post further alleged that a group of 35 fundamentalists forcibly occupied her house and raped her. Let’s verify the truth behind the video in this article.
An archived post can be found. Here.
Claim: The video shows a Hindu woman who was allegedly raped and taken over by some Muslims in Bangladesh.
Fact: The woman seen in the video is ‘Koh Noor Akhtar’, a member of Bangladesh Krishak League, an affiliate of Bangladesh Awami League led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She is a Muslim woman. On 10 November 2024, she attended a protest where she was attacked. The viral visuals are of the incident. There is no truth in the claim that she was abused. Hence the claim made in the post is incorrect.
A reverse image search of key frames from a viral video gave us a YouTube video (Saved link) dated November 11, 2024, features a similar clip. The woman in the video caption footage has been identified as Koh Noor Begum, a member of the Bangladesh Krishak League.
Taking a cue from the detail due to Google keyword search a Video (Saved linkOn the Facebook page of Krishak League. According to the post, the woman seen in the video is Koh Noor, a member of Bangladesh Krishak League. The post claimed that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) attacked Noor Hussain during an event on November 10, 2024 to commemorate Martyr Day. Bangladesh Krishak League also claimed in the post that he had been arrested.
The post was also tagged. Facebook account of Koh Noor Akhtar. A review of her profile confirms that she is the woman seen in the viral video. Her account has several photos of her wearing a burqa or hijab (Here, Hereand Here).
Several images he uploaded feature posters of Bangladesh Cricket League (Here, Hereand Here). One of the Pictures (Saved link) also includes a card stating that she is a member of the Bangladesh Krishak League. Based on this evidence, it is clear (Saved link) that she is not a Hindu but a Muslim woman and a member of the Bangladesh Krishak League.
We found that too Video (Saved link) captures the same incident shown in the viral video from a different angle. In the footage, we can see him being led away by female police officers, some of whom are chasing him and shouting. The video shows that the incident took place on ‘Bangbandhu Avenue’ in Dhaka city.
Further keyword searches reveal that on 10 November 2024, near the Awami League Party office at Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka, party workers staged a Program (protest rally)Saved link) on the occasion of ‘Noor Hussain Diwas’ (Here, Hereand Here).
At that time some BNP party workers and leaders attacked Awami League workers who had gathered there (here, Hereand Here). During the incident, several Awami League workers AThe police arrested him.. (Saved link)
According to reports, they beat up everyone regardless of gender. He handed them over to the police. (Here, Hereand Here). gave Shops Where there was a protest. the same Where the woman seen in the viral video was picked up by the police (Here).
The episode shown in Viral Video posted The Bangladesh Krishak League has included Koh Noor Akhtar, who was attacked, on its Facebook page.Here And HereDuring a protest rally organized by Awami League on 10 November 2024. This confirms that the woman in the video is not Hindu and was not raped.
Furthermore, a fact-checking organization based in BangladeshRumor scanner‘(Saved link) published an article clarifying that the woman in the video was not Hindu and had not been raped, contrary to the claims made in the viral post. According to him, the Dhaka police reported the arrest of around 33 leaders and activists during the Awami League rally on 10 November 2024, but found no evidence of rape in the incident.
In summary, the video of the attack on an Awami League member is being falsely shared as a scene of a Hindu woman being sexually assaulted by Muslims in Bangladesh.
(This story was originally published by In realityand republished by NDTV as part of Shakti Collective)
