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The claim

The video shows a Muslim youth in Maharashtra being killed by onlookers after he attempted to slit a schoolgirl’s throat when she rejected his love proposal.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

FACTLY reports that the incident occurred on 21 July 2025 in Satara, Maharashtra, where locals rescued the girl and beat the attacker, who was not killed. It also reports that police identified the accused as Aryan Waghmale and confirmed he was Hindu, not Muslim, and that there was no communal angle.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026