Claim: A video shows a robber suffering a heart attack while attempting to steal from a shopkeeper during his prayers.
Fact: The video is likely scripted and does not represent a real incident.
On 8 January, a video showing an armed robbery attempt was shared widely online.
It shows a robber stealing from a shop where another man, presumably the shopkeeper, is offering prayers. The robber takes cash from a drawer and removes a mobile phone from the shopkeeper’s pocket. But before he can leave, the robber clutches his chest and collapses unconscious onto the floor. The shopkeeper then puts the robber’s gun away and attempts to wake him after finishing his prayers, but the man does not regain consciousness.
Soch Fact Check reverse-searched keyframes from the viral clip to trace its source. We were led to results that reiterated the viral claim except for one video. Shared by the YouTube channel Kamran Team Official on 7 January 2026, it was the only post that appeared without the claim, and was published online a day before the rest of the posts we came across. The video was titled “Halal ki kamai thi shayed. #ytshorts #shortsfeed #shortsviral #emotion#allahuakbar.”
[Translated: Perhaps, it was an honest income.]
It also contained the following Urdu text: “دوپہر کے وقت جب دکاندار نماز پڑھنے میں مصروف تھا، تھی ڈاکو مکان لوٹنے پہنچ گیا، مکان اور دکاندار کو لوٹنے کے بعد ڈاکو کو اچانک دل کا دورہ ہے اور ڈاکو دکان کے اور ہی گر کر خوش ہو گیا”
[Translation: In the...
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