4 hours Ago By Aishwarya Varma
A video of a woman in a saree, dancing at a protest against the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital , has gone viral on social media. The claim: The video is being shared to claim that it shows a doctor dancing during a protest in Kolkata. An archived version of this post can be seen here .
(Source: X/Screenshot) At the time of writing this report, this post was viewed over 11 lakh times . (Archives of more claims can be seen here , here , and here .) Is it true?: No, the woman has been misidentified as a doctor.
She is actually Mokksha Sengupta, an actor and dancer, performing to a song by poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. Also Read WebQoof Recap: Of Misinformation Around Sitaram Yechury, PM Modi, Manipur & More ADVERTISEMENT REMOVE AD How did we find out the truth?: We divided the viral video using InVID into screenshots, a video verification tool, and ran reverse image searches on some of the frames. One of them led us to another claim , shared on YouTube, by the verified channel of Divya Gandotra Tandon.
In one the comments under the video, one user mentioned the lady was not a doctor, but an actor, identifying her as Moksha. One comment identified the woman as an actor. (Source: YouTube/Screenshot) Taking a cue from this, we ran a search using 'bengali actor moksha' as keywords.
This led us to a report by India Today , published on 16 September, which carried a screenshot of the viral video. The report carried a screenshot of the viral video. (Source: India Today /Screenshot) The report identified the woman as Mokksha Sengupta, a Bengali actor working in south Indian films.
It mentioned that her performance had been "set to a song by poet Kazi Nazrul Islam." It added that the she performed in south Kolkata's Santoshpur on 31 August. We looked for the actor's social media accounts, where we found a screenshot of this report shared in a post.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by M O K K S H A (@mokksha_official) The Quint has contacted Sengupta for her input and will update this article if and when it is received. Conclusion: A video of an actor dancing at a protest against the RG Kar case has gone viral on social media, where she was misidentified as a doctor. Also Read No, Muhammad Yunus Did Not Announce Resignation as Bangladesh Chief (Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details on WhatsApp at 9540511818 , or e-mail it to us at webqoof@thequint.
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