Officials from Tamil Nadu and Bihar have issued warnings against spreading rumours that migrant workers from Bihar have been attacked in the southern state. These rumours have caused alarm among the workers and have even caused tense situations in the Bihar legislature.
A video showing a gruesome murder is widely shared on social media, linking it to the alleged attack on Bihar migrants in Tamil Nadu. The video is shared on Facebook with a caption: “#तमिलनाडु में बिहार को लोगों को काटा जा रहा है मारा जा रहा है हिंदी बोलने वाले को” (English translation: In Tamil Nadu, Bihar, people are being hacked, Hindi-speaking people are being killed)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be MISLEADING.
Performing a Reverse Image Search on the keyframes from the viral video, we traced a news report, dated January 23, 2023, carrying glimpses of the viral video. It states that the incident happened in Hyderabad. The article further reads: “In a horrifying incident, three assailants brutally hacked to death a man in broad daylight in the Kulsumpura police station limits on Sunday evening. While the passers-by watched in horror, the three men, armed with swords and hunting sickles, chased the victim on the road before killing him in the most gruesome manner. The incident took place on the Jiyaguda bypass road near Puranapul.”
A vehicle with an Andhra Pradesh registered (AP) number plate was noticed at the 0:15 mark in the viral video.
According to TV9 NOW, “Three thugs killed a man with knives in Hyderabad.”
The Tamil Nadu Police have issued a clarification on Twitter and refuted the widely circulated accusations of attacks on Hindi-speaking persons in Tamil Nadu.
Rumors are being spread on Social Media and other media platforms that North Indians & Hindi-speaking people are being assaulted in Tamil Nadu. The contents are posted without verifying the facts. Please don’t believe or spread such rumors. 1/4 https://t.co/cuzvY48sFk
— Tamil Nadu Police (@tnpoliceoffl) March 2, 2023
Thus, it is evident from the above information that the video of a murder in Hyderabad is falsely linked to the alleged attack on Bihar migrants in Tamil Nadu.
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