Did Muslims Attack ‘Hindu’ Siblings in UP For Resisting Rape?

While the incident did take place, the communal angle with which it is being shared is completely false.

The incident did happen in Lucknow’s Itaunja, but the communal angle with which it is being shared is completely false.

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CLAIM

A video which shows a profusely bleeding man and woman appealing the police to file an FIR has gone viral on social media with users claiming that the two in the video are Hindu siblings who were thrashed by Muslims for resisting rape.

The text accompanying the video reads, “This incident happened in Itaunja in Lucknow. Four to five people belonging to the peaceful community of Islam roughed up this brother-sister duo after these men tried to rape the girl and the brother resisted. Wake up, Hindus, your end is near.”

(यह घटना #इंटोजा थाना क्षेत्र की कल की है, #शांतिप्रीय_कोम के #इस्लाम,और चार पांच लोग और, इसकी बहन का रेप करने आए इसने रेप नही करने दिया तो इसकी बहन और दोनों को बुरी तरह पीटा, #जागो_हिंदू_जागो आप लोगों का अंत निश्चित है, और इस घटना में क्या पुलिस वाले इन्हें अस्पताल पहुंचा सकते थे, पर दुर्भाग्य देखिए हमारे देश के शासन का।)

The video has been shared by multiple users on both Facebook.

(Photo Courtesy: Screengrab from Facebook)

The video has also found its way to Twitter.

(Photo Courtesy: Screengrab from Twitter)

TRUE OR FALSE?

Well, the incident did happen in Lucknow’s Itaunja, but the communal angle with which it is being shared is completely false.

According to the Lucknow police, the fight broke out between two groups belonging to the “same community”.

WHAT WE FOUND OUT?

The Quint spoke to officials in the Lucknow police who acknowledged the incident and said that there is no communal angle to the story.

Speaking to The Quint, Additional SP of Lucknow Police Sarvesh Mishra said, “Both the parties, the accused and the victim, belonged to the same community. We have arrested all the four accused and the victims are being treated.”

Lucknow Police also shared the story on their Twitter handle, clarifying that the children playing in front of their houses had had a fight following which a fight broke out between these two groups.

According to Mishra, the brother and sister duo, identified as Shahrukh and Shabnam, have been given medical assistance. He said Shabnam is still in the hospital. He also added that the accused have been identified as Usman, Shakil, Yunus and Islam.

On being asked about any action being taken against the police personnel who can be heard in the video asking the brother-sister duo to first get their medical done, Mishra said that an inquiry committee has been set up against the police personnel of Mahigava police station to look into the matter.

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