Fact Check: Did Muslim man attack Buddhist tourist woman in China? Know the truth of viral video

New Delhi: A video from China is going viral on social media. In which it can be seen that a woman has fallen in the lift and a man is molesting her. At that very moment the guard comes and starts beating the man. While sharing the video, it was claimed that a Muslim man in China tried to rape a Chinese Buddhist tourist. When the guard came to know about this, he/she saved the woman’s life.

What are the claims of the users?

While sharing the video on social media, an ex-user @RealBababanaras wrote – Ismail Ahmed, a Uyghur Muslim man, tried to rape a Chinese Buddhist tourist inside an elevator in Sele area of ​​Sinjang. However, the security guard saved the girl from the man. This incident happened at a time when China has imposed some restrictions on the Muslim community. The courage of the security guard should be appreciated.

Another user named @Ramkumar_9800 also shared this video and wrote that Ismail Ahmed, a Uyghur Muslim man, tried to rape a Chinese Buddhist tourist inside a lift in Sele area of ​​Sinjang.

What is the truth of the viral video?

When Sajjag’s team started investigating the viral video, they found many more X-posts in which this video was posted with different claims. A video was posted in November this year. From this it became clear that this incident is not recent.

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Sajjag’s team carried forward its investigation and imago This video was found uploaded on the website named. In which it was claimed that a security guard bravely stopped a man who violently attacked his/her girlfriend in an elevator in southern China. The shocking CCTV footage was from Haikou city in Hainan province on April 5, 2024. According to the police report, the attack took place at 3:00 am on April 5 in the elevator of a residential building. The 26-year-old suspect, Zeng, was reportedly drunk and had a heated argument with his/her girlfriend over trivial matters. The situation turned violent, with Zeng physically attacking his/her girlfriend.

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After that we saw a viral video on some Chinese websites. www.sohu.com According to the report, during a fight between girlfriend and boyfriend, when the boyfriend attacked the girl in the lift, the security guard came and saved the girl’s life.

conclusion: The video of girlfriend-boyfriend fight is being shared with communal claims. As per Sajjak’s investigation, the video is old and is now being shared with misleading claims.