A post showing pictures of a person with a scar like deep whip on his back and feet on social media.
The Post is with a screenshot of a news report by Hindi news channel Bharat tvThe headline was done, “When a Dalit youth touched a water vessel, the owner of the brick kiln defeated him with a belt and left him half dead, demanded Rs 1.5 lakh from his family.” (Translated from Hindi)
Claim: The text provided states that a Dalit youth faced serious misuse after drinking water from a pot. It was also claimed that his attackers later requested his relatives of 1.5 lakhs for their independence.
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Is the claim true?: No, the claim is incorrect.
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Pictures depicted in the post have been from an unrelated event in Yemen since 2020, which is related to the abuse of the child by a father.
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The news report in the viral post is from an incident in Rajasthan where Dalit youth were beaten. However, the scenes are not associated with it.
