Old Video From Kathua Falsely Shared as One of Anjel Chakma’s Last Video

The video dates back to December 2021 and shows a Manipuri man identified as Pu Chunglenlal Singsit.

An old, unrelated video is being shared to falsely claim that it shows a video recorded before Tripura man Anjel Chakma's death.

(Source: Facebook/Altered by The Quint)

A video showing a man being threatened by a group of people who can be seen forcing him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' is being shared on social media, where users have linked it to the 24-year-old Anjel Chakma's death on 26 December 2025.

• Chakma, a final year MBA student from Tripura, was attacked by six people after reportedly being subjected to racial slurs in Uttarakhand's Dehradun on 9 December. The incident happened when he was out with his younger brother.

An archived version of this post can be seen here.

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

(An archived version of another post sharing this claim can be seen here.)

Is it true?: No, the claim is false as the video is old.

• It dates back to December 2021 and shows a Manipuri man belonging to the Christian community being harassed in Kathua, Jammu.

How did we find out the truth?: The video carried text reading "Extremists force Christian man to chant Hindu slogan."

• Using this, we ran a keyword search with the term 'christian man hindu slogan', which led us to an old report by India Today North East that carried screenshots of the same person.

• Published on 30 December 2021, the report identified the man in the video as Pu Chunglenlal Singsit, a Christian man from Manipur, adding that the incident took place in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua.

The report is from December 2021.

(Source: India Today NE/Screenshot)

• Another search with Singsit's name led us to a Facebook post carrying the video, which was shared by Congress leader Lamtinthang Haokip.

• The post condemned the act and called it "outright discrimination on the people of northeast and religious minorities."

• Singsit had spoken to The Wire about the ordeal, telling them that the incident happened on Christmas after he had gone to a fellow Christian's house to pray.

• When he stepped out to buy gifts for his children, he said two men stopped him and began accusing him of "converting the family I had visited that day and was forcing me to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’ (sic)."

• He told the publication that about 100 people had gathered, threatening to beat him "for religious conversion," alleging that the police had kept him in custody for over 24 hours.

Conclusion: An old video from Kathua is being shared on social media with the false claim that it shows a video taken before Anjel Chakma's death.

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