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The claim

The video shows a Muslim man brutally assaulting and abusing his Hindu wife.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

FACTLY reports that the video shows a domestic violence incident between a Muslim couple in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, rather than an assault by a Muslim man on his Hindu wife. Hapur Police said the incident had no communal angle and confirmed that both people were Muslim by birth.[S1]

Additional context

According to the review, the woman filed a domestic violence complaint on 05 January 2025; police said the couple later reconciled and were living together. [S1]

Police said a case was registered over the incident and a chargesheet had been filed in court; they also said action was being pursued against people spreading communal misinformation. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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