A shocking video has surfaced on Twitter that shows a dead body of youth is being viral with a claim that a 22-year-old Muslim was lynched to death by a Hindutva mob in Uttar Pradesh last night while he was returning home from the work.

Journalist CJ Werleman, a global correspondent for Byline Times, shared a video of a boy on his official Twitter handle with the caption "WARNING: this 22-year-old Muslim was lynched to death by a Hindutva mob in Uttar Pradesh last night."

The same post is also shared by a Twitter user name Meer Faisal with a claim that "Samir Chaudhary, 22, from Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh, was lynched to death by Hindutva militants on Thursday evening, while he was returning home from the work."

Fact Check

In our investigation, we found that the viral claim is misleading. The incident happened in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli and the victim was identified as Samir Chaudhary who was beaten up by some people over a previous dispute.

Shamli Police Release Clarification

After doing a search on Google we found a statement by the Shamli Police who clarifies that the viral video is misleading. Replying to CJ Werleman's tweet Shamli police wrote "This is NOT a case of mob lynching. Both parties quarreled over a previous dispute & one person received injury who later succumbed. An FIR is registered under sections147,148,302 IPC & the main accused has been arrested. Others will be arrested soon. Stern legal action will be taken." The incident happened in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli.  

Shamli police also issued a statement through video and clarifies that the incident of death is being misleadingly described as an incident of mob lynching.

As per the police, the deceased has been identified as Samir Chaudhary from Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh. Adarsh​​Mandi police station received information late evening on 9th 2021, that a person named Sameer had a fight with some people over the previous dispute and one person received injury who later succumbed. The police referred him to Muzaffarpur for better treatment and he died on the way to the hospital. The Uttar Pradesh Police has registered an FIR against the accused and according to the police, the prime suspect has been arrested and 7 others will be arrested soon. Both the parties already knew each other and lived in the surrounding neighborhood. Further, the police are investigating this matter. 

The Shamli police have ruled out any communal angle to the incident. 

In conclusion, a video of a boy is widely shared on social media by many with a claim that a 22-year-old Muslim youth was lynched by a Hindutva mob in Uttar Pradesh. However, police denied such allegations, and the victim was identified as Samir Chaudhary who was beaten up by some people over a previous dispute.