Video From MP Falsely Shared as Communal Tension Between Dalits & Muslims in WB
This video is from March 2025 and shows a communal clash in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh.
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A video showing a mob vandalising a house is going viral on social media to claim that Dalit families were attacked by Muslims recently in West Bengal.
In the video, a photograph of Dr BR Ambedkar is also visible on the wall.
How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video which led us to a post shared by Bahujan Samaj Party National Coordinator and Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Gautam.
This was shared on X (formerly Twitter) on 7 March 2025.
He shared the same video in the post and stated that this video is from Baktara village of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.
He also added that it shows a mob attacking Dalit homes while the police allegedly watched and did not stop the violence.
Taking a cue, we performed a relevant keyword search on Google which led us to a video report shared by Zee News on 7 March 2025.
It carried the same viral video and mentioned that a violent clash broke out between the Dalit and Kirar communities in Baktara village of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh.
This was followed by the murder of Bablesh Chauhan, a member of the Kirar community. Several locations in the village were also set on fire and it led to a social boycott against the Dalit community.
Conclusion: An old video from Madhya Pradesh is being falsely shared as one from West Bengal with a communal twist.
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