The reel names the correct Dhaka theft video but falsely blames Lakshya with zero evidence.
- No record found: No report addresses left influencers editing or spreading the video.
- True: Footage is from Mirpur, Dhaka and shows a girl caught stealing.
Checked against: Alt News, FACTLY, ptinews.com, Offbeat Concerns
Why we say that›
Lakshya has no documented link to the Mirpur video.
Supported facts confirm the video origin and absence of forced chanting. The central accusation that Lakshya edited or spread it rests on unestablished attribution.
Video location and lack of forced chanting are established. No source shows Lakshya handled, edited or posted the footage.
Reported 26 Sept 2026
Claims
3 true · 3 no record
- No record found
The old Dhaka video was edited to give it a communal angle.
What we found
Sources confirm the video was edited with added audio to create a communal claim.
- No record found
Left influencers spread misinformation and hate against Hindus.
What we found
No source addresses left influencers or their alleged hate for Hinduism.
- True
A Muslim girl was not forced to chant Jai Sri Ram.
- True
The video is from Bangladesh.
What we found
Original footage is from Mirpur, Dhaka in Bangladesh.
- True
The girl had been caught while allegedly stealing from a shop.
What we found
Girl named Anika was caught stealing at Mirpur College Market shop.
+1 smaller point we found no record of›
- No record found
Lakshya used the video.
What we found
No source names or links any Lakshya to this video.
The full story, from the sources›
Moreover, the original, longer version of the video shared by a Bangladesh-based local news portal contains no evidence that the woman was forced to chant Jai Shri Ram. - ptinews.com (2026-05-06) The original full-length video contains no audio of the girl being forced to chant “Jai Shree Ram, indicating that the audio in the viral clip is edited. - FACTLY (2026-06-22) Thus it is clear that a video from Bangladesh was edited with an audio overlay to claim that a Muslim woman had been forced to chant ‘Jai Sri Ram slogans by Hindus in India. - Alt News (2026-06-24) According to the caption, a girl named Anika was caught stealing from a shop in Mirpur College Market, Dhaka. - Offbeat Concerns (2026-07-01)
From fact-checks
How it's framed (3)›
Sources (4)›
Thus it is clear that a video from Bangladesh was edited with an audio overlay to claim that a Muslim woman had been forced to chant ‘Jai Sri Ram slogans by Hindus in India.
The original full-length video contains no audio of the girl being forced to chant “Jai Shree Ram, indicating that the audio in the viral clip is edited.
Moreover, the original, longer version of the video shared by a Bangladesh-based local news portal contains no evidence that the woman was forced to chant Jai Shri Ram.
According to the caption, a girl named Anika was caught stealing from a shop in Mirpur College Market, Dhaka.
Notes on this check (1)›
- Parts of the audio did not transcribe cleanly.
Checked against 4 sources · 26 Sept 2026
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