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The claim

A video shows locals beating up a Muslim man who allegedly attempted to destroy idols of Hindu deities at a Ramalayam in Bhimavaram.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

FACTLY reports that the video shows Dileep, whom police identified as Hindu and a mental health patient, being beaten near the Kodanda Ram Temple on 1 November 2024. Police said the incident had no religious angle and that he was admitted to a mental hospital by magistrate’s order. The review concludes that the post’s description of him as a Muslim attempting to vandalize idols was false.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026