A Hindutva extremist pops a Muslim child balloon seller's balloons as the boy helplessly cries and pleads. I mean, why?

PeakMetrics research summary

Based on related reporting.

Research from related reporting says the video was filmed in Bangladesh, where the man later paid the child 1,000 taka for the balloons and urged him to go play and focus on his studies. This contradicts the claim that the clip shows a Hindutva extremist targeting the child as an act of hate.[S1]