Old, Unrelated Video From Bangladesh Falsely Shared As One From India

We found out that the video is from Bangladesh and does not show a communal incident in India, as claimed.

A video is going viral on social media, falsely claiming to show a Muslim man being assaulted by Hindu men in India.

(Source: X/Altered by The Quint)

A video is being shared on social media, claiming to show a Muslim man being assaulted by Hindu men in India.

An archived version of this claim can be found here. 

(Source: X/Screenshot)

(Archived versions of similar claims can be found here, here, here, and here)

Is it true?: No, the video originates from Bangladesh and does not show a communal incident from India.

How did we find out?: While watching the video, we observed that 'Tahmidul Quran Cadet Madrasa' is written on the wall in Bangla.

• After running a Google search, we found out that it is located in Shariatpur, Bangladesh.

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

• The bridge visible in the video has 'Gulshan Academy School & College' written on it, which is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

(Source: Instagram/Screenshot)

• We ran a reverse image search on the video using Google Lens and were unable to find any credible sources sharing the same video.

• We found a post shared by an account based in Bangladesh with visuals similar to the viral video, on 9 July 2026.

• The video's caption reads, "An ultimate display of oppression is underway in our new Mob-land." (translated from Bangla to English)

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

• Bangladeshi fact-checker Tanvir Mahatab Abir from Rumor Scanner confirmed that the video is from Bangladesh.

• However, we were unable to find the context of the video.

Conclusion: The video originates from Bangladesh and has no communal angle.

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