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By Ritika Jain Supreme Court observed “as more and more women join the work force, the nation cannot wait for another rape and murder for changes on the ground” while taking suo motu note of the brutal rape-murder of a young doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical Hospital. The bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud also expressed concern over the exodus of young doctors from the RG Kar Medical Hospital since August 14 when an almost mob hijacked a peaceful protest and vandalized the hospital and the nearby hostel. Of the 750 residents, only 150 male and female young doctors remain, a f...
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By Shefali Srivastava A viral post on social media claims that a student returning from a protest against the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata, was brutally murdered. However, this claim is false. BOOM found that the East Bardhaman Police of West Bengal has denied the claim on social media, stating that it is a rumour, and that action will be taken against those spreading it. The police also confirmed to BOOM that no such complaint has been received. The claim was shared in the wake of a real incident where a trainee doctor was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and H...
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By Ritika Jain After working for 24 hours straight, Dr Sarika Patkar* crashed in the men’s ward at one of Mumbai’s premier government medical colleges. The 24-year-old intern, fresh MBBS graduate felt quite safe, but her parents in Jaipur were quite fidgety. They kept checking Patkar WhatsApp status all night long. And as soon as dawn broke, Patkar mother called to check on her. “She never does that, but my mother has been quite worried for me after reading the news about the 2nd year PG student who was brutally raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College,” Patkar told BOOM. The medical inter...
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By Ritika Jain After working for 24 hours straight, Dr Sarika Patkar* crashed in the men’s ward at one of Mumbai’s premier government medical colleges. The 24-year-old intern, fresh MBBS graduate felt quite safe, but her parents in Jaipur were quite fidgety. They kept checking Patkar WhatsApp status all night long. And as soon as dawn broke, Patkar mother called to check on her. “She never does that, but my mother has been quite worried for me after reading the news about the 2nd year PG student who was brutally raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College,” Patkar told BOOM. The medical inter...
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By Srijit Das A video from West Bengal's Barasat district showing a woman being attacked by a mob is viral on social media with a false communal claim that it shows a Hindu woman being brutally assaulted by Muslims. Another clip of the same incident is being circulated with another false claim that in a complete breakdown of law and order locals began assaulting police officers when they came to arrest a woman. BOOM found both the claims to be false. We spoke to Barasat Superintendent of Police, Pratiksha Jharkhariya, who confirmed that the videos show an old incident where an innocent woman w...
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By Srijit Das A collage of two images of a woman attacked by a mob and a video documenting the attack has been circulating on WhatsApp and Facebook in several parts of West Bengal with false claims that she abducted six children from Barasat, a city in North 24 Parganas district. BOOM reached out to Barasat Superintendent of Police Pratiksha Jharkhariya who confirmed that the woman in the photograph, identified as Parbati Das is innocent. Jharkhariya further told BOOM that the woman was a victim of a rumour spread by a murder suspect - that she kidnapped children in Barasat, which then led to ...
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By Srijit Das A viral video showing visuals of cattle slaughter inside a residential complex in Bangladesh is being shared by Indian social media users falsely claiming that it captures Bakrid celebrations this year in West Bengal. BOOM found that the footage is old and from Bangladesh. The video was recorded in Mirpur, Dhaka, not in West Bengal as is being falsely claimed online. The one minute and 21-seconds video shows a top angle view of a residential complex where several people are standing with umbrellas in a brick-red courtyard and carcasses of cattle can be seen lying around. The clip...
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By Srijit Das An old video of a bike rally in Odisha turning violent is being peddled with a false and communal claim that it shows an attack on Hindutva supporters for carrying out a bike rally with saffron flags in West Bengal. BOOM found that the video is from 2023 when a clash took place in Odisha's Sambalpur district during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations. The 21-second footage shows several motorcycles fitted with saffron flags parked along a road, with a few individuals seen hurling stones at each other. A verified X handle, @Sudhir_mish, shared the video with a Hindi caption that reads, "...
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