DigitEye India Fact Checkers
As news reports of Hindus being targeted increasingly in Bangladesh riots, a video started making the rounds in which a woman is being carried by four men into a car forcibly. The claim says that she was a Hindu woman and was abducted by Muslims amid the unrest in the country.
Where are the eyes of the world?
In Bangladesh, Muslims killed a Hindu family and kidnapped their daughter. pic.twitter.com/wsiZiYht4X
— Salwan Momika (@Salwan_Momika1) August 8, 2024
It was shared on X by user Salwan Momika (@Salwan_Momika1) with a claim that reads: “Where are the eyes of the world? In Bangladesh, Muslims killed a Hindu family and kidnapped their daughter.” The tweet went viral with more than 10 lakh views.
It can also be seen here and here.
Context: Ever since Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina left the country after massive protests and unrest in the country on August 5, 2024, several reports of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh have surfaced. Currently, the interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus has called for an immediate halt to such incidents of attacks on minorities and asked the students and volunteers to be vigilant to stop them.
FACT CHECK
After taking key frames from the video using InVid tool, we ran those frames on Google Reverse Image Search. The results showed a news report by bdnews24 from Bangladesh. The report carried a screengrab of the viral video. The headline written in Bengali reads in English as:“Husband who faced legal action attempts to abduct wife from her parental home.”
The news report detailed that a man abducted his wife on August 8, 2024, in the Senbagh area of the Noakhali district of Bangladesh. He was identified as Prasenjit, who came with his supporters in two small buses. When he was taking his wife n a vehicle, her screams attrated passersby who apprehended him.
Other news reports also confirmed the incident and the details revealed that the couple, married four years ago, were in court when sought separation alleging domestic abuse by the husband, Subarna Rani Pal, the victim had sought a divorce. During one of the hearing at the court, Prosenjit tried to abduct her. Hence the claim that a Hindu woman is being abducted by Muslims is false.
Claim: Video claim that Hindu woman being abducted by Muslims in Bangladesh.
Conclusion: Misinterpretation — Video of an estranged Hindu husband trying to abduct his wife in Bangladesh given a communal angle.
Rating: Misinterpretation — 
