Fact Check: Viral pic of Muslim man's beard being pulled is NOT communal
Another Facebook post claimed that the attacker was Hindu and shared the photo with hashtags like 'India'. Some also shared the video of the incident and demanded police action against the assailant.India Today Fact Check found that not only is this photo not from India, but it also does not have a communal angle. This photo shows an altercation between two Muslim men in Bangladesh.OUR PROBEReverse-searching keyframes from the video led us to a News18 report from June 28, which said that this video was from Ghior in Bangladesh, and showed a local computer shop owner being assaulted by a customer. Reportedly, the CCTV footage recorded inside Manik Computer captured shopkeeper Ali Azam Manik being attacked by Nasim Bhuiyan.Subsequently, we found several local news reports about this incident which stated the same information. According to these reports, Nasim would force Ali to do his work without pay, and would threaten to shut his shop down when he asked for money.advertisementOn June 23, when Nasim demanded the same again, Ali, who was busy with another customer, asked him to wait. Nasim subsequently attacked Ali. During the scuffle, Nasim also damaged property inside the store.On June 27, the police reportedly arrested Nasim.Thus, it's clear that the viral video does not show a communal incident from India.- EndsTrending Reel
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