Fake Viral

An old image of a woman killed is falsely linked to the minor gang-raped in Tonk, Rajasthan

Written by Facto News Desk

Claim: A post went viral on social media with a Picture ( on the left ) of a woman lying dead on a chair, claiming to be of the rape victim from  Rajasthan. The post has a video of the local MP, Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria (on the right) explaining the incident to the press. Several social media users shared this post referencing the image to the minor, raped in Tonk, Rajasthan on 5 May 2020. The post has already been shared over 8 thousand times. 

Archive link 

https://twitter.com/RealKamal5/status/1258672860828065792?s=20

FactO Check:

It is true that a minor girl was raped in Tonk, Rajasthan on 5 May 2020. According to News 18 Rajasthan, the police have arrested the four related to the incident. One of the accused is a minor  and was detained. The accused were arrested on 7 May 2020, while they were planning to flee from the area.

However the image shared with viral video and post is not related to this incident.  A simple reverse image search led us to two articles in  Daily hunt and  Asia Net Hindi Published on 16th of April 2020.  The incident dates back to April 16, 2020 from Haryana. A personnel  named Vikram killed his wife in front of his 3 year old son. The accused was taken in to custody by the police after he called them and let them know about the incident.

Article heading “सिपाही ने 3 साल के बेटे के सामने की पत्नी की हत्या, फिर पुलिस को बुला खून से सने शव के पास बैठ रोता रहा( translated-Soldier killed wife in front of his 3-year-old son and called Police while crying next body)”. Conclusion: The victim of the gang rape from Tonk, Rajasthan is alive. The picture being circulated as of the gang rape victim’s is actually an image of a woman from Haryana, killed by her husband.   

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