Fact Check: Scripted Video Shared As Girls Kidnapped In "Love Jihad"

Claim: The video shows Hindu girls being rescued by kidnappers in the organ trade.
Fact: The claim is false. The video is scripted.

A video showing a man purportedly freeing three women locked inside a home by kidnappers is going viral on social media. The viral video is being shared with the claim that it shows a case of 'love jihad'.

A Facebook user shared the video and wrote, "Beware, they are kidnapping innocent Hindu girls with Love Jihad. They are earning 70 to 90 lakhs by selling body parts after killing them." (Translated from Telugu) (Archive)

Similar claims have been found here and here. (Archive 1) (Archive 2)

Fact Check

NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video was a fictional skit.

At the beginning of the 7:13-minute-long viral video, a disclaimer pops up for a moment with the text 'The content made in this video should be considered for entertainment purposes only.' This clarified that the video is scripted and does not show a real incident.

Using a reverse image search of the video's keyframes, we found an extended version of the viral video uploaded to YouTube on February 12, 2023. The video was uploaded by the YouTube channel Naveen Jangra with the title, 'Look how girls are kidnapped and what is done later on|| Naveen Jangra New Video.'

The YouTube channel has other videos that feature the same actors from the viral clip. A comparison of the actors from the viral clip and a video from the YouTube channel can be seen below.

Therefore, NewsMeter concludes that the claim is false as the video is scripted.

Claim Review: The video shows Hindu girls being rescued by kidnappers in the organ trade.
Claimed By: Social Media Users
Claim Reviewed By: NewsMeter
Claim Source: Social Media
Claim Fact Check: False
Fact: The claim is false. The video is scripted.

(This story was originally published by NewsMeter, and republished by NDTV as part of the Shakti Collective)