A video allegedly showing a “decision” by the Hindus in Nagpur to boycott the Muslim community members following the recent communal clashes in the city, is being widely shared on social media platforms.
In the initial few frames of the video, an elderly man is seen addressing a large gathering and saying, “Take a pledge…if you befriend them, no one will support you, if anyone does business with them…no one will support you…that Muslim is friends with him. Someone is doing business with him. If this continues, the same situation will prevail…” The crowd is heard agreeing with the man.
The text overlay in the video claims, “नागपुर में हिंदुओं का निर्णय” (Decision by Hindus in Nagpur). Multiple X and Facebook users shared the video linking it to the recent violence in Maharashtra. Newschecker, however, found the claim to be untrue.
Such posts can be seen here, here, here and here.
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Fact Check/Verification
We began by carefully analysing the viral clip that is being linked to the communal clashes in Nagpur. At the counters of 1:34 minutes, we heard a man mentioning a Mahapanchayat at Ghazipur in Delhi. Around 2:30 minutes into the clip, another man says that the main motive is to get justice in the murder case of Rohit Gurjar.
Furthermore, a longer version of the video was live streamed on the Facebook profile of one Sanjeev Bhati (@sanjeev.bhati.9659) on March 16, 2024 – the Nagpur violence broke out on March 17. The caption of the post refers to the murder of a Ghazipur resident.
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Rohit was shot dead at the Ghazipur flower market. DCP (East) Abhishek Dhania reportedly said, “It’s a monetary dispute between two groups resulting in firing by the accused. Two people have been arrested, and teams are working to arrest the rest.” The arrested accused have been identified as Nazim and Talib.
The friends and family of the deceased held a protest at the Delhi-Ghaziabad highway on March 10. The same was reported by multiple outlets such as this, this and this.
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Conclusion
Hence, the viral posts alleging to show Hindus in Nagpur taking a resolution to boycott Muslims were found to be false.
Sources
Facebook Post By @sanjeev.bhati.9659, Dated March 16, 2024
Report By Indian Express, Dated March 11, 2025
Self Analysis
