A distressing video depicting a gangrape has resurfaced with false claims suggesting it occurred in Manipur and involved Hindus raping a Christian woman. India TV Fact Check has confirmed that this video is unrelated to the ongoing violence in Manipur and is actually from an incident that transpired in Bengaluru, Karnataka in 2021. The misleading video, which has been shared on social media platforms, falsely portrays the perpetrators and location, fueling communal tensions.
The Manipur region has witnessed recent violence triggered by the circulation of a viral video showing the burning of a tribal man's body. The police have identified this video as originating from early May and are conducting an investigation. The violence in Manipur began on May 3, 2023, stemming from an ethnic conflict between the majority Meiteis and tribal Kuki-Zo communities, leading to widespread unrest and displacement. Internet access in the region was initially suspended but briefly restored on September 23, only to be blocked again on September 25 due to the surfacing of images depicting the bodies of two missing Meitei students.
India TV did a Fact Check
The India TV Fact Check team further examined the video and confirmed that the language spoken by the survivor and perpetrators was Bengali, not Manipuri. Keyword searches revealed that the video was used as a featured image in reports by News Bangla 24 covering a rape incident in Bengaluru involving a Bangladeshi citizen....
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