Old video of stone-pelting in Jaipur mosque viral as Muslims attacking temple in Haryana
A video has been doing rounds on social media where a group of men in skull caps can be seen pelting stones on what looks like a place of worship. The clip is viral with the claim that members of the Muslim community were hurling stones at a temple in Atali village, Faridabad in Haryana.…
Several people have reached out to Alt News, asking about the veracity of the claim that Muslims in Atali, Faridabad attacked a Hindu temple. Alt News found that the video is from Jaipur, Rajasthan and not Atali, Faridabad, as claimed on social media. Furthermore, the incident shown in the video took place in 2015. Upon scrolling through comments posted below individual tweets, we found one which suggested that the video is from Jaipur.
Furthermore, a close analysis of the structure indicated that it could be a mosque and not a temple. Based on the clues, Alt News searched Google Maps for pictures of mosques situated across Jaipur. We found that the building shown in the video matches with Jama Masjid in Kagzi colony, Sanganer, Jaipur.…
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