Fact check: Did RSS member attack Saif Ali Khan? Sajjag’s investigation found the claim misleading

New Delhi: Mumbai Police has today detained a suspect in the case of attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan. Even before the arrest of the accused, a claim was shared on social media that the accused who attacked Saif Ali Khan was a member of RSS.

What are the claims of the users?

On social media, a user named @NewBangladesh2 shared the photo of Saif Ali Khan and some people holding a sword and claimed that the person who attacked Muslim Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan with a knife 6 times is a member of RSS.

Apart from this user, many other users have also made similar claims on social media. see his/her posts

What is the truth of the viral claim?

After the attack on Saif Ali Khan late on Wednesday night, the actor was brought to Lilavati Hospital, where he/she underwent surgery. When Mumbai Police got information about this attack, they formed several teams and started searching for the attacker. However, till now only the picture of the attacker has been revealed. There is no information available about which religion he/she belongs to, which caste he/she belongs to or whose supporter he/she is. We started searching for some reports related to the attacker on Google. after which till the news According to the report, the person who attacked Saif Ali Khan was a thief.

There itself Dainik Bhaskar report It was also told that the person who attacked Saif had entered the house with the intention of stealing. It was also not mentioned that the person who attacked Saif was a member of RSS.

conclusion: The claim that the person who attacked Saif is a member of RSS is misleading. No personal information about the attacker has been revealed by the police yet. Therefore, it is not yet clear which caste and religion the attacker belongs to.