A CCTV video showing disturbing visuals of a group of men attack some Muslim men inside a shop with sword and sticks is viral with false and communal claims.
One of the captions claim that the incident is in the aftermath of film 'The Kashmir Files' and calls for Muslims to be prepared for similar incidents.
BOOM found that the video is from Surat, Gujarat and the claims circulating with the video are false. We spoke to the local police who confirmed that the incident has nothing to do with Vivek Agnihotri directed film - The Kashmir Files. The FIR report filed in the case shows 10 of the 11 accused in the case belonged to the Muslim community.
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Ever since its release, The Kashmir Files has been in news for various reasons. Videos of right wing crowds raising slogans in cinema halls after watching the film have surfaced on social media. The film has also kick started a flurry of misinformation around it. Read BOOM's fact checks related to The Kashmir Files here.
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