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Original Claim

Claims that an elderly Hindu man was killed circulated alongside an image of an Awami League member

4 months ago

Context by Compass

Claims that an elderly Hindu man was killed circulated alongside an image of an Awami League member. However, context checking reveals that the person in the video is not a Hindu man but Shahidul Islam Hiran, a Muslim and General Secretary of Awami League’s Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila unit. The video, which has been widely shared with false claims, actually shows Hiran being lynched and hanged by a mob in Jhenaidah, Bangladesh. This misinformation has been debunked by multiple sources, including India Today, which confirmed the identity of the victim through various means, including contacting local fact-checkers India Today. Therefore, the claim that an elderly Hindu man was killed is false and misleading.