Fact Check: Video of electrocution during Rath Yatra in Bangladesh shared with false claims

Fact Check

A video is being widely shared on social media in which a group of people are seen lying dead and injured on the road.

Those sharing the video claim it shows Hindus being killed in Bangladesh after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as the prime minister.

A social media user shared the video (Warning: distressing visuals) with the #SaveHindusInBangladesh. (Archive)

A similar post can be seen here.

SouthCheck found that the claim was false. We found that the video shows people dying from electrocution during Jagannath Dev’s Rath Yatra in Bogra, Bangladesh.

Through a Google reverse image search, we found the same video on YouTube uploaded on July 7, 2024, with a caption that suggested that the video shows people dying from electrocution in Bogra Rath Yatra.

The incident was also reported by Bangla News 24. According to the report, on July 5, five people died due to electrocution during the Rath Yatra in Sadar Upazila of Bogra in Bangladesh. At least 25 people were injured in this incident.

News websites such as Dhaka Tribune and Prothom Alo English also reported the incident.

Hence, we can ascertain that the viral video is old and unrelated to any communal violence.