Recently, a shocking incident has come to light from a house in the Crossing Republic area of Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh. A video on viral on social media. It is seen that a woman cooking in the kitchen crosses all limits of disgust and is seen mixing urine in the food. The woman can be seen picking up a utensil and closing the kitchen door. After this, she lifts her kurta and stands next to the fridge. Then after a while, she puts this utensil on the kitchen slab and wipes her hands with a cloth. The video of this incident is being made viral with a communal claim. It is also being claimed that the domestic help seen in the video is a Muslim and this is a case of “Urine Jihad”. Even India TV reported this incident as a case of “Urine Jihad”.
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Another user claimed that the name of the domestic help is Rubina Khatoon.
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However, as we investigated we came to know that the claim is misleading. The cook seen in the video is not a Muslim. Here’s the fact check.
Fact Check
We started our investigation by conducting a relevant keyword search. This led us to a report published on the website of NDTV on 16 October 2024. According to the report, “A house help working for a real estate businessman for eight years has been arrested for allegedly mixing urine in the dough used to make rotis, police said.
The help, identified as Reena (32) from Shanti Nagar Colony here, was caught on camera committing the alleged act, police said.
The incident came to light when Rupam, house owner Nitin Gautam’s wife, noticed her family members experiencing liver problems. Suspecting a foul play, she began monitoring the help’s activities in the kitchen. Gautam secretly recorded a video using his mobile phone, which captured the help allegedly mixing urine in the flour.
Based on the complaint and evidence filed by the family, police lodged an FIR regarding the matter on Monday and arrested Reena on Tuesday.
“During interrogation, the help initially denied the allegations. However, upon being confronted with the video, she confessed to her actions. The help claimed she was motivated by revenge after being frequently scolded by her employer for minor mistakes,” said ACP Wave City Lipi Nagaich.
Reena has been booked under Section 272 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the BNS, said the officer.
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A report published in The Hindustan Times read, “The Ghaziabad police have arrested a woman for allegedly mixing urine while preparing flour dough for her employers in the city’s Crossings Republik locality. The woman works as a domestic help in the posh society. The police said they had received a complaint from her employers that she had mixed urine while making flour dough for chapatis. ACP Lipi Nagayach said the woman, identified as Reena, was arrested on October 15. “On 14th October, a written complaint was lodged at Crossings Republik PS by a complainant that a domestic help at her flat, Reena mixed urine to make flour dough. A case under relevant sections was registered at the PS. Teams were formed to arrest the accused. She was arrested from GH-7 society on 15th October. Further action is being undertaken,” she said.
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News agency ANI also shared a video of this woman arrested by the police and said her name is Reena.
We found similar reports on Dainik Jagran and Aaj Tak. There also the name of the woman is mentioned as Reena and not Rubina.
For more clarification, we contacted SHO Preeti Garg of the Crossing Republic Police Station, Ghaziabad. She confirmed that the name of the woman arrested in the said incident is Reena Devi who is a Hindu. A fake rumor has been spread that the woman is Muslim. Therefore, we can say that the name of the domestic help arrested with accusations of mixing urine in food is not Rubina Khatoon but Reena Devi.
Conclusion
From our investigation, we can say that the claim is misleading. The domestic help seen in the viral video is not a Muslim. Her name is Reena Devi and she is a Hindu.
