After this incident, another video purportedly showing a couple of tribal women being thrashed and stripped half-naked is being circulated on social media. After Manipur, horror continues in West Bengal. And BJP leaders and supporters shared it to condemn Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of TMC-led West Bengal. Some of the Twitter handles also shared the video with false claims that the victims in the viral video are BJP candidates. Five persons in connection with the Malda viral video incident were detained on July 22.

Source: Indian Express July 24, 2023 14:31 UTC