Did Muslims attack priests in Mumbai: Claim- Priests returning after performing puja were beaten with sticks; know the truth

A video is going viral on social media. In this video, which is said to be from Mumbai, some people are chasing and beating priests. A verified X user named Deepak Sharma tweeted this viral video and wrote – Deadly attack on priests in Mumbai… Hindu priests were returning after performing puja in Lalji Pada area of Kandivali in Mumbai, when the brutes who hate Hindus attacked them… keep sleeping Hindus. (Archived tweet) See tweet: Till the time of writing this news, this tweet of Deepak Sharma had been liked by 6700 people. At the same time, this tweet was reposted 5200 times. More than 87000 people follow Deepak on X. A similar tweet has also been made by an X user named Yati Sharma, which you can see below. (Archived tweet) See tweet: During the investigation, we also found a tweet from an X account named Voice for Hindu Justice. It was written in this tweet – Jihadis openly attacked a priest in Laljipada area of ??Kandivali, Mumbai. As usual, the Hindu crowd remained silent spectators and watched the priests being beaten. The priest was returning to his home after worshiping in the temple. (Archived tweet) See tweet: What is the truth of the viral video? To know the truth of the viral video, we took the help of open search on Google. During the investigation, we found many media reports which had information related to this incident. It was written in the article of Dainik Jagran – 5 people attacked two priests returning from worship at night in Mumbai. Both these priests were injured in the attack with sticks and knives. Police has arrested two people in this connection whose names are Pratham Khilare and Chhotu Manihar. It is written in the article that the police is engaged in finding the reason behind this attack and catching the remaining accused. (Archive link of the article) It is clear that the claim being made on social media that the priests were beaten up by people of a particular religion is completely false and misleading. Police have arrested two people named Pratham Khilare and Chhotu Manihar on the charge of attacking the priests. At the same time, the police is busy finding out the reason for the attack and arresting other accused. Join us against fake news. If you have any doubt about any such information, email us @fakenewsexpose@dbcorp.in and WhatsApp – 9201776050
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