Fact Check: Did a son marry his/her own mother in Pakistan? Know the truth of viral claim

New Delhi: Amidst the stormy speed of the internet and the increasing craze of social media, one never knows when what will go viral. Sometimes it is beneficial, but sometimes it is also a disadvantage. Often people consider those pictures and videos to be true and share them on their social media accounts, which have nothing to do with the truth. One such video and picture is being shared rapidly on social media, which is of a mother and son living in Pakistan. While sharing this video and picture, it is being claimed on social media that they are living in Pakistan. A man married his/her own mother. In the post, people are also being asked for their opinion on this marriage. When the Vigilant team investigated this claim, it came to light that this was a misleading claim being made about a person from Pakistan.

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What is the claim on social media?

First of all, let us show you the post which is going viral on social media. A person named Prahlad Gupta has written in his/her post on X (Twitter), ‘Shocking news, a son in Pakistan married his/her mother after raising her for 18 years. The news is viral all over the world. Your thoughts? Pakistani media described it as a ‘heart-touching gesture’. Abdul Ahad shared his/her story on social media. See his/her post-

Apart from this, an internet user named Manoj Singh has also written the same post. he/she has written, ‘In Pakistan, a son married his/her own mother and spread the news across the world by posting on social media. While the whole world was surprised to see this, Pakistani media called it a very good step. What would you say to this Abdul Ahad who married his/her mother? See his/her tweet-

The post from the handle named Sainidan Ratanu Former Judicial Officer (Sanatani) reads, ‘Shocking news, a son in Pakistan married his/her mother, who raised him/her for 18 years. The news is viral all over the world. Your opinion? Pakistani media described it as a ‘heart-touching gesture’. Abdul Ahad shared his/her story on social media. Abdul told how his/her mother lived with him/her for 18 years and now he/she wants his/her mother to live her life. See his/her post-

Similar posts have been made from many accounts like Engineer Rajesh Singh, Shyam Yadav and Pandit Netanyahu Mishra 𝕋ℙℕ. These users have used obscene language in their posts, hence we are not sharing their tweets here.

What is the truth of the post?

To find out the truth of this post, first of all we searched on the internet about the person whose name is written as Abdul Ahad as son in this post. us on the internetOfficial Instagram account of Bdul Ahad Found, where he/she has 33.4K followers. On his/her account page we also found videos and pictures which are being shared on the internet.

First of all searched the post in which he/she has written about this marriage. In a picture and post shared with his/her mother, he/she wrote, ‘Spent a few days to share the news of my mother’s marriage. I was a little hesitant, but people gave me a lot of love and support. I told my mother (Amma) how much people appreciated and respected her decision.

Abdul Ahad further wrote in his/her post, ‘I may not be able to respond to every message, comment and story of yours. But, every one of your messages means a lot to us. In this post, Abdul Ahad has told about the marriage, but has not mentioned with whom his/her mother is married. Click here to see that post

Now we saw the video on his/her account, in which his/her mother’s wedding rituals are shown. In this video, he/she said, ‘In the last 18 years, I tried my best to give him/her a special life to the best of my ability, because he/she sacrificed his/her entire life for us. But ultimately, she deserved a peaceful life of her own. So, as a son, I think I did the right thing. I helped my mother get a second chance at love and life after 18 years.

In this video, the Nikah ceremony is taking place and Ahad’s mother is holding the hand of a man. However, the face of that person is not visible in the video. At the beginning of the video, Ahad has also shared some moments of his/her life with his/her mother. Looking at the video, it is clearly visible that Ahad is arranging the second marriage of his/her widowed mother with some person. Click here to watch that video

People have appreciated his/her decision on this post. While commenting, some users have written that this is a beautiful decision, because the mother also has the right to live her life. At the same time, some people have written that you are a role model and there cannot be a more beautiful gift than this for your mother.

conclusion

A video of a mother and son in Pakistan is being shared with misleading information on social media. A Pakistani man named Abdul Ahad did not marry his/her mother, but got her married for the second time. During investigation by the alert team, the claims being made on social media were found to be misleading.