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India Today found that the accused who attacked the girl is not Muslim, but a Hindu. His name is Abhijit Dutta. The incident occurred on September 4 at noon in the Prafulla Nagar area adjacent to Belgharia Expressway in West Bengal.
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The boy who attacked the girl is not Muslim, but Hindu. His name is Abhijit Dutta.
West Bengal has been in turmoil following the rape and murder of a medical student at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The police have arrested the main accused and handed him over to the CBI on the orders of the High Court. However, in various parts of the state, including Kolkata, ordinary people are protesting on the streets, demanding punishment for the guilty.
A video now being shared on social media shows an angry mob beating up a boy. A schoolgirl could also be seen in the video, bleeding from a head injury. An Instagram user shared the clip and wrote, “Just watch how a Muslim boy stabbed a Hindu girl in broad daylight!! Hindus are not safe under Mamata Raj! Shocking!! Situation is horrible in West Bengal. Will soon spread to Kolkata and the rest of neighbouring states as well, where infiltrated Muslims from Bangladesh/Myanmar are being pushed from Bengal with paid Aadhaar/Voter ID/ and Ration Cards++ so keep voting TMC, to see more!! This can happen anytime with me too.”
India Today found that the man who who attacked the girl is not Muslim, but a Hindu. His name is Abhijit Dutta, as mentioned in the FIR for the incident.
OUR PROBE
A reverse image search of keyframes from the viral video led us to the same clip shared by Bengali cinema actor Swastika Mukherjee on her Facebook page on September 5. She wrote in the caption, “In the Prafulla Nagar area of Belgharia, a boy from the neighbourhood attempted to attack a 10th-grade girl with a weapon in front of her mother while they returning home from school. The villagers intervened, caught the accused boy, and gave him a beating.”
Based on the above information, a subsequent search with keywords led us to a report featuring a screenshot from the viral video published by The Times of India on September 4. It mentioned that Abhijit Dutta from Prafulla Nagar, Belgharia, attacked a 14-year-old, stabbing her at least three times after she slapped him for making lewd remarks. The report added that her mother was also injured during the altercation.
We then contacted the SI (Sub-Inspector) of the Belgharia police station, Bipen Tamang, who is also the investigation officer of this case. He told India Today Fact Check, “There is no Hindu-Muslim issue here. Both the accused boy and the affected schoolgirl are Hindu and residents of the same area. The name of the boy who attacked the girl is Abhijit Dutta.”
We then contacted Swapan Sarkar, a neighbour of the victim, who witnessed the incident. He also told us that, “the accused who attacked the girl is not Muslim, but a Hindu. His name is Abhijit Dutta. After he attacked the girl, we caught him and beat him up so severely that he fell unconscious. Police officers from the Belgharia police station admitted him to a hospital. We also lodged an FIR against the accused at the Belgharia police station.”
Sarkar also shared the FIR copy of the incident. In it, the main accused, Abhijit Dutta’s name, was mentioned. Additionally, Rishikesh Paul and five other anonymous people were implicated, but no Muslim name was included.
Thus, it’s clear that the viral video doesn't show a Muslim boy stabbing a Hindu girl. The accused is a Hindu whose name is Abhijit Dutta.
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