Clip From Bangladesh Showing Army Man Hitting a Person Viral as One From India

This clip is from Bangladesh and is being falsely shared as one from West Bengal.

Fact-Check: Social media users have falsely claimed that the video is from India. 

(Source: The Quint) 

A video showing a uniformed man beating a person holding Bangladesh's flag is being shared as one from India.

• Those sharing the claim wrote, "Abdul Selling the Bangladeshi Flag in West Bengal. BSF Constable gave him the Best Treatment." (sic.)

An archive of the post can be found here. 

(Source: X/Screenshot) 

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false.

• This clip is from Bangladesh. A flag seller, was unintentionally struck by a soldier during a tumultuous instance outside the Bangladesh National Stadium in Dhaka on 10 June.

What we found: At first, we closely looked at the video and observed the writing on the wall. We noticed that a text noted, 'rokomari.com.'

Here is a close-up of the text. 

(Source: Facebook/Altered by The Quint) 

• We searched for the website and found that its address was located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Here is a preview of the website.

(Source: Rokomari/Altered by The Quint) 

• This hinted that the video could be from Bangladesh.

• We, then, divided the video into multiple screenshots and ran a Google reverse image search on some of them.

• We came across a video with a similar frame on YouTube by News1 TV. It was uploaded on 11 June.

• The report suggested that a flag seller was beaten by an army personnel during a football match between Bangladesh and Singapore during some chaos.

Here is a preview of the video. 

(Source: News1 TV/Screenshot) 

• We found another report by Kalbela from 12 June which noted during the match a significant number of eager spectators, many without tickets remained gathered outside the entrance.

• At the same time, several people disregarded all safety measures and collectively pushed against the gate, eventually rushing in like an unruly crowd.

• Amid this chaos, a military personnel inadvertently charged with a baton at a flag vendor within the stadium vicinity. Later, the Bangladesh Army conveyed their apologies regarding the incident and presented him with one lakh taka as compensation.

• Similarly, the Dhaka Post also reported on this incident in Bangladesh.

Conclusion: A video from Bangladesh showing an army personnel hitting a man has gone viral as one from West Bengal with a false claim.

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