False anti-Muslim story spun using video of BJP member thrashed by Maharashtra cops

A video that shows policemen beating an unarmed man with lathis is widely circulating on social media. It is being claimed that he is an ambulance driver who killed patients in Telangana’s Nizamabad Hospital by obstructing their oxygen supply because his source of income was transporting dead bodies to crematoriums. Several have claimed that the man’s name is Naseem.https://www.facebook.com/v2.8/plugins/video.php?app_id=298431377239806&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Dfa6565d6d07a8%26domain%3Dwww.altnews.in%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.altnews.in%252Ff21bf296ca62bc4%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=300&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbabulalkhichar.babulaljaat%2Fvideos%2F508554020473773%2F&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&show_text=true&width=500

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A few users have claimed that his name is Asim Kureshi (आसिम कुरेशी).

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Alt News has received several requests on its WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160) and mobile application to verify the claim.

False anti-Muslim spin added to an unrelated incident

BJP National Secretary Sunil Deodhar had tweeted the video on May 27. He claimed that BJP Maharashtra Yuva Morcha District General Secretary Shivraj was beaten by Maharashtra police.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=stoic_annu&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1397885013924876297&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.altnews.in%2Fvideo-of-police-beating-a-man-accused-of-vandalism-in-a-hospital-in-maharashtra-shared-with-false-claim%2F&sessionId=00fe95fe5a87caab9875360190997691a64a4ee4&siteScreenName=AltNews&theme=light&widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&width=550px

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