A video is being widely shared on social media in which people wearing kufi caps are seen stopping an Army vehicle from moving forward while aggressively waving sticks in the air
Those sharing the video claim that the viral video is from West Bengal, implying that it shows Muslim men stopping an Army vehicle transporting an injured soldier to the hospital.
A social media user shared the video and wrote, “In Bengal, the vehicle was stopped while taking an injured soldier to the hospital. This is the situation where their number has become 30% or there is a secular government which supports them.” (Translated from Hindi)
SouthCheck found that the claim was false. The viral video is old and from Bangladesh.
On closely observing the video, at around 23 seconds, we saw that the number plate of the car was written in Bangla and the text ‘AMC’ can be seen on a soldier’s badge at around 51 seconds.
Upon further investigation, we found that ‘AMC’ stands for Armed Medical Corps, which performs ‘the task of conserving the fighting strength of the Armed Forces through effective health care delivery system during both war and peace.’
We also compared the logo on the ambulance with the logo on the website of the Bangladesh Army and found them to be the same. The logo in the top right corner of the website is the same as the logo on the ambulance in the viral video. Here’s a comparison.
We also found the same video shared on a Facebook page on March 29, 2021, and uploaded to YouTube on March 29, 2021. The related text in both links stated that the video shows people blocking a Bangladesh Army ambulance.
While we couldn’t find the context of the video and the date of the incident, we can confirm that the viral video is from Bangladesh and not India.
