A video showing a group of people beating a woman brutally with sticks is being widely shared on social media. Many users claim that the incident happened recently in Madhya Pradesh.
The post reads: ” ये विडियो मध्य प्रदेश में भाजपा सरकार की है। मोती राज में बेटियों का हाल देखिए।”
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be misleading.
Putting the viral video keyframes through the Reverse Image Search, our team found many news reports, dated July 2, 2021, over this incident.
According to reports, the incident took place in MP’s Alirajpur district. The 19-year-old girl was unhappy in her marriage and was often subjected to domestic violence. She tried to flee from her husband’s house for a second time when her own family assaulted her.
The Hindustan Times had also uploaded the same video on YouTube, dated July 3, 2021, with a description: “Madhya Pradesh woman tied to a tree, thrashed by kin for leaving in-laws’ house.”
In the report, Alirajpur SP can be heard saying, “A woman has been beaten by her family members for leaving the marital home. The incident occurred in Futtalab village, Madhya Pradesh. We have lodged a case at the Bori police station. Brothers of the woman have been arrested under relevant sections of the IPC.”
We also found a tweet by Moradabad police, dated July 6, 2021, stating that the case is from Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh.
— MORADABAD POLICE (@moradabadpolice) July 6, 2021
Thus, It is clear that the video in circulation is old.
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