Old Video Of A Hindu Temple Vandalism In Pakistan Going Viral As Bangladesh.

Recently a video went viral on social media where a mob can be seen vandalising a temple. Sharing the video, users are claiming it to be from Bangladesh.

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However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was false. The video is an old video from Pakistan. Here’s the fact check.

Fact Check 

We started our investigation by taking some screenshots from the viral video and conducting a reverse image search. This led us to a report published in the Dawn on 10 August 2021. The image attached to the report was similar to one of the screenshots from the viral video. According to the description of the image, “This image shows a mob vandalising a Hindu temple in Bhong town, Rahim Yar Khan on Aug 4.”

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Another report published in the Dawn on 5 August 2021 read, “Hundreds of people reportedly vandalised a Hindu temple in Bhong town (60km from here) and blocked the Sukkur-Multan Motorway (M-5) after a nine-year old Hindu boy, who allegedly urinated in a local seminary, was granted bail by a local court on Wednesday.

Responding to the situation late in the evening, the district administration deployed rangers in the area after Deputy Commissioner Dr Khuram Shehzad and District Police Officer Asad Sarfraz visited the town.

Sources said on the complaint of a cleric, Hafiz Muhammad Ibrahim, of Darul Uloom Arabia Taleemul Quran, the Bhong police had registered a case against the boy under section 295-A of the Pakistan Penal Code on July 24.

They said some Hindu elders did tender an apology to the seminary administration saying the accused was a minor and mentally challenged. But, when a lower court granted him bail a few days ago, some people incited the public in the town on Wednesday and got all shops there closed in protest.”

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Moving forward, we found a report published in The Times Of India where the viral video could be seen. According to the report, the video shows the Siddhivinayak Temple vandalism in Pakistan in 2021.

A video report uploaded on the official YouTube channel of Hinduism Times can be seen below.

Other reports can be seen here and here.

This makes it clear that the video is old and from Bhong town in Pakistan.

Conclusion 

From our investigation, we can say that the claim is false. The video is not from Bangladesh. The video shows the Siddhivinayak Temple in Bhong town in Pakistan being vandalized by a mob in the year 2021.