An image featuring Congress leader Ajay Singh and a woman is extensively shared on social media. The photo shows a man touching the woman from behind, alleging that the Congress leader and his colleagues are engaging in inappropriate behaviour.
The text embedded in the image reads: “”महिला सम्मान” करते कराते कांग्रेस नेता और उनके कार्यकर्त्ता… @nehafolksinger @INCMP” [English translation: Congress leaders and their workers doing “women’s honour”… @nehafolksinger @INCMP]
The image is shared on Facebook with a caption: “इससे लाख गुना अच्छा तो हमारी मान्या और अकेला जी है जो नाम बदनाम करके चली गई अपनी चुरहट सीधी को” [English translation: Our Manya and Akela Ji are a million times better than this. The one who defamed her name and went away to straighten her life]
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be MISLEADING.
Upon investigating Neha Singh Rathore’s Twitter account, our team identified a tweet from September 24 where she had reposted the same image. In her tweet, Neha Singh Rathore accused the BJP of disseminating false claims associated with this image. She also clarified that the person seen touching her in the picture was her husband, Himanshu Singh Rathore. On September 24, Neha Singh Rathore also shared this clarification on her Facebook page.
प्रिय भाजपाईयों,
महिलाओं के सम्मान को लेकर आप सभी की चिंताओं से मैं बाक़ायदा परिचित हूँ. जिस तस्वीर के माध्यम से आप अपनी मंशा पूरी करना चाहते हैं, वो एक अस्थायी मंच की तस्वीर है. तस्वीर में मेरे पति हिमांशु मुझे सम्भाल रहे हैं.
ख़ैर, अपनी इस सूचना से आपकी मंशा पर पानी फेरने के… https://t.co/b1wA0OqZ18
— Neha Singh Rathore (@nehafolksinger) September 24, 2023
Conducting a keyword search on YouTube, our team traced a channel — MP Live News — dated September 23, featuring Neha Rathore in the same attire as seen in the viral image. At the outset, Neha and her husband, Himanshu Singh Rathore, can be seen walking behind her. Congress leader Ajay Singh is also visible in this picture. The video description reads: “Congress’s Jan Aakrosh rally reached Churhat assembly in Sidhi district, which was being led by senior Congress leader Ajay Singh Rahul. In the Jan Aakrosh rally in Churhat, UP’s folk singer Neha Rathore sang the song Ba Gaya in MP…”
We also came across an interview featuring Himanshu Singh Rathore and Neha Singh Rathore, which was broadcast in Bihar.
Thus, we can conclusively say that an image of folk singer Neha Singh Rathore and her husband is being shared with false claims.
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