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  • 2020-11-02 (xsd:date)
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  • Footage of distressed woman circulates alongside false claims about ‘love jihad’ conspiracy (en)
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  • Footage of a distressed woman has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim that the woman is a victim of love jihad, a conspiracy that alleges Muslim men seduce Hindu women to covert them to Islam. The claim is false; according to police, the woman was angry because of a domestic dispute and both she and her husband are Hindu. The woman also posted photos of her wedding, which was held in accordance to Hindu customs. The video was published on Facebook here on October 17, 2020. Screenshot of the misleading post The post’s Hindi caption translates to English as: Love Jihad. A Muslim and father of two wrongfully married a Hindu woman, according to Islamic traditions. When his second wife (Hindu) came to know about his past, she created chaos at his business place. The term love jihad was coined by far-right Hindu groups and refers to a supposed campaign by Muslim men to seduce Hindu women and convert them to Islam. The video was also published alongside similar claims on Facebook here , here and here . The claim, however, is false. A reverse image search on Google found that the incident occurred in the Indian city of Indore on October 14, 2020. It was reported by several local media outlets here , here and here , as a domestic dispute. Local police denied any religious motive behind the dispute. The husband and wife are from the same religion, Hindu, and same caste, senior police officer Dinesh Agarwal told AFP on October 27, 2020. Local media also published an interview with the woman here on Twitter on October 14, 2020. The woman’s remarks translate to English as: I married this man three years ago, he told me that he is an orphan and unmarried, we got married at a temple. After three years, one of his relatives told me that he had been married since 2010. His name is Anand Patil. I want justice. He used me, when he was already married why didn’t he inform me. I will charge him with a rape case. I just came here, and filed my report. My name is Neha Patil. महिला ने मचाया हंगामा, पहले से शादीशुदा पति की दुकान में की तोड़फोड़ pic.twitter.com/cejS5WpsGg — MP Breaking News (@mpbreakingnews) October 14, 2020 Neha Patil uploaded the photos of her wedding on Facebook here on August 23, 2020. The ceremony was held in 2017 and in accordance to Hindu marriage customs. Best memory of 2017, Patil wrote in the post. Another local media report about the incident published here featured the same photo from Patil’s 2017 temple wedding. (en)
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