Scripted Video Showing Assault Against Female Delivery Agent Viral as Real

This video has been created by actor Sanjjanaa Galrani. She uploaded the video on 28 December 2024.

Fact-Check: This video is scripted and not a real incident. 

(Source: The Quint) 

A video circulating on social media reportedly shows CCTV footage of a female delivery agent being sexually assaulted by a group of men when she requested payment after delivering their order.

An archive of the post can be found here. 

(Source: Instagram) 

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false.

• It is a scripted video, uploaded to actor Sanjjanaa Galrani's Facebook page and “3RD EYE” YouTube channel.

What we found: Team WebQoof has previously checked scripted videos which have gone viral as real incidents. In particular, actor Sanjjanaa Galrani, who creates such skits are shared on social media platforms as real, quite frequently.

• In light of this, we checked her Facebook page and found the same video uploaded on 28 December 2024.

• The video carried a disclaimer in the caption stating that the page's content featured, "scripted dramas, parodies, and awareness videos."

Here is an archive of the video. 

(Source: Facebook) 

Similar Sets: We also found another video on the actor's page where the set was similar to the viral video. Below is a comparison where the door matches with each other.

• Additionally, there is a small cupboard in both the frames which is not entirely visible in the forefront.

Here is a comparison between the two frames. 

(Source: Altered by The Quint) 

• We, also, divided the video into multiple keyframes and ran a Google reverse image search.

• We came across the same video on YouTube, uploaded on 2 January on a YouTube channel named "3rd Eye."

• However, we found a disclaimer in the video's description which stated - "Disclaimer: Thank you for watching! Please note that this page features scripted dramas, parodies, and awareness videos. These short films are created for entertainment and educational purposes only. All characters and situations depicted in the videos are fictional and intended to raise awareness, entertain, and educate." (sic.)

Here is the description of the video. 

(Source: YouTube) 

Team WebQoof has done similar fact-checks before as well. You can read some of the stories here and here.

Conclusion: A scripted video claiming that a female delivery agent was sexually assaulted by some men has gone viral as a real incident.

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