Disturbing CCTV footage of a young man stabbing a girl in school uniform multiple times has gone viral on social media. Those sharing it claimed that in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a Muslim boy stabbed a Hindu girl for rejecting his advances.
Some posts even alleged that the boy belonged to Jamaat-e-Islami, presently an opposition party in Bangladesh.India Today Fact Check found that while this incident is from Bangladesh, the victim is not Hindu.OUR PROBEUpon reverse-searching frames from the video, we came across a report from The Daily Sun dated November 9 that featured a screenshot from the clip. According to it, the incident took place in Kushtia on November 9, when Zakia Sultana, 16, a Class X student at Kushtia Mission Secondary School, was stabbed by a boy named Imon outside her house.
Further searches led us to reports by The Daily Star, Jago News 24, Jugantor, and other Bangladeshi news outlets, which identified the victim as Zakia Sultana, daughter of Zakaria and Sumi Akter.Zakia was reportedly returning home after her school’s selection test and was waiting for the gate to be opened when Imon approached her from behind and stabbed her repeatedly. She was subsequently taken to the Hospital for treatment.
According to Zakia’s mother, Imon had allegedly been harassing her daughter for a while. The two had studied at the same coaching centre.
After Zakia’s family informed Imon’s guardians about the harassment, he reportedly stopped. The family suspected that the attack was carried out in retaliation for their complaint.The police arrested Imon and identified him as the son of Abbas Uddin Ali of Kushtia’s East Mojompur area.
He was reportedly a Class X student at a private school. We found no credible news report linking Imon to Jamaat-e-Islami.Therefore, it is clear that the video was falsely shared with a communal spin.- Ends