Indian footage falsified as torture on AL man: press wing
After examining all available evidence, the press wing said,it is evident that the video documents an incident of violence in Rajasthan, India - not Bangladesh
The Chief Adviser's Press Wing has said misrepresenting an Indian viral footage as proof of torture against an Awami League (AL) supporter in Bangladesh is a deliberate act of misinformation.
"A 19-second video has recently gone viral on social media, depicting a disturbing scene in which a person is hung upside down and subjected to a brutal beating," the press wing said in a statement posted on its verified Facebook page - CA Press Wing Facts - on Saturday night.
Accompanying captions falsely claim the incident took place in Bangladesh, alleging that the victim was tortured for being an 'Awami League supporter', the statement said.
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Many who shared the video also used it to criticise perceived mob violence and a breakdown of law and order in the country.
The statement read: "However, these assertions are entirely baseless, as the video has no connection to Bangladesh. To verify its origin, an investigation was conducted using key frames from the footage through Google's reverse image search. This led to a report published by The Indian Express on May 24, 2025, under the headline: 'After video of a man being hung from a JCB in Beawar, Rajasthan, an FIR has been filed'."
The report, written by Parul Kulshrestha, The Indian Express's Rajasthan correspondent, confirms that the incident occurred in Beawar, Rajasthan, India.
According to the report, a man named Tejpal Singh Udawat was accused of violently assaulting a dumper driver over allegations of diesel theft.
The same video was also shared on the X (formerly Twitter) account of Waqar Hasan.
The footage shows the victim suspended upside down from the hook of a JCB excavator while one assailant strikes him with a stick. Another individual pours water on him, and there are claims that salt was rubbed into his wounds.
After the video circulated widely on Indian social media, it drew severe backlash, prompting legal action.
Several major Indian news outlets covered the incident independently.
After examining all available evidence, the press wing said,it is evident that the video documents an incident of violence in Rajasthan, India - not Bangladesh.
"Therefore, misrepresenting this footage as proof of torture against an Awami League supporter in Bangladesh is a deliberate act of misinformation," the statement said.
