BOOM

Trending Searches

    SUPPORT
    BOOM

    Trending News

      • Fact Check 
        • Fast Check
        • Politics
        • Business
        • Entertainment
        • Social
        • Sports
        • World
      • Law
      • Explainers
      • News 
        • All News
      • Decode 
        • Impact
        • Scamcheck
        • Life
        • Voices
      • Media Buddhi 
        • Digital Buddhi
        • Senior Citizens
        • Videos
      • Web Stories
      • BOOM Research
      • BOOM Labs
      • Deepfake Tracker
      • Videos 
        • Facts Neeti
      • Home-icon
        Home
      • About Us-icon
        About Us
      • Authors-icon
        Authors
      • Team-icon
        Team
      • Careers-icon
        Careers
      • Internship-icon
        Internship
      • Contact Us-icon
        Contact Us
      • Methodology-icon
        Methodology
      • Correction Policy-icon
        Correction Policy
      • Non-Partnership Policy-icon
        Non-Partnership Policy
      • Cookie Policy-icon
        Cookie Policy
      • Grievance Redressal-icon
        Grievance Redressal
      • Republishing Guidelines-icon
        Republishing Guidelines
      • Fact Check-icon
        Fact Check
        Fast Check
        Politics
        Business
        Entertainment
        Social
        Sports
        World
      • Law-icon
        Law
      • Explainers-icon
        Explainers
      • News-icon
        News
        All News
      • Decode-icon
        Decode
        Impact
        Scamcheck
        Life
        Voices
      • Media Buddhi-icon
        Media Buddhi
        Digital Buddhi
        Senior Citizens
        Videos
      • Web Stories-icon
        Web Stories
      • BOOM Research-icon
        BOOM Research
      • BOOM Labs-icon
        BOOM Labs
      • Deepfake Tracker-icon
        Deepfake Tracker
      • Videos-icon
        Videos
        Facts Neeti
      Trending Tags
      TRENDING
      • #Operation Sindoor
      • #Pahalgam Terror Attack
      • #Narendra Modi
      • #Rahul Gandhi
      • #Waqf Amendment Bill
      • #Arvind Kejriwal
      • #Deepfake
      • #Artificial Intelligence
      • Home
      • Uncategorized
      • Old Images Of Desecrated Hindu...
      Uncategorized

      Old Images Of Desecrated Hindu Idols From Bangladesh Shared As Those From Myanmar

      Distressing pictures of vandalized monasteries and temples go viral claiming to be from Myanmar. BOOM tracks down whether they were actually shot there.

      By - Krutika Kale |
      Published -  8 Sept 2017 5:51 PM IST
    • Boomlive

      Old pictures of desecrated idols of Buddha and goddess Durga from Bangladesh from different years are being shared on social media as acts of vandalism by Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar this year.

      Sonam Mahajan, a verified handle, tweeted that Rohingya terrorists had destroyed idols inside Buddhist monastries and Hindu temples.

      [blockquote width='100']

      "Rohingya terrorism: Beheaded idols inside Buddhist monasteries and Hindu temples in Myanmar."

      [/blockquote]

      BOOM did a Google reverse image search and found that the images are not from Myanmar but are from Bangladesh and were shot in different years.

      Mahajan deleted her tweet after BOOM called out the pictures as fake but was defiant and tweeted the sames again saying the perpetrators were the same.

      Ok, these pictures are from Bangladesh and not Myanmar but the perpetrators are same. Bengali/Rohingya Islamists and we despise them. pic.twitter.com/w9edhuIQ9P

      — Sonam Mahajan (@AsYouNotWish) September 8, 2017

      What our search revealed

      Pic 1:

      Source: NPR, Year-2012

      In Bangladesh, Photo Of Burned Qur'an Sparks Attacks Against Buddhists

      Pic 2:

      Source: IANS live, Year - 2016

      Mob vandalises Hindu temples, houses in Bangladesh

      Pic 3:

      Source: The Daily Star, Year- 2013.

      Temples in 2 dists attacked

      While the above pictures are from Bangladesh, gruesome images are streaming out of Myanmar on a daily basis as over 100,000 Rohingya people have fled their homes since 25 August while trying to escape violence from a military counter-offensive against Rohingya militants who attacked police posts.

      The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) an armed Rohingya insurgency group attacked police posts in the northern state of Rakhine on August 25th, killing 12 people and prompting a counter-insurgency strike by security forces. Government officials insist they are fighting back legally.

      Both sides have accused the other of spreading a campaign of disinformation on electronic media and of hiding the ground reality of the ethnic conflict.

      (Updates to add Mahajan's second tweet)

      Tags

      BangladeshMyanmarsonam mahajanSouth East AsiaterrorismTwitter
      Read Full Article
      Next Story
      Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
      Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. Please reload after ad blocker is disabled.
      X

      Subscribe to BOOM Newsletters

      👉 No spam, no paywall — but verified insights.

      Please enter a Email Address
      Subscribe for free!

      Stay Ahead of Misinformation!

      Please enter a Email Address
      Subscribe Now🛡️ 100% Privacy Protected | No Spam, Just Facts
      By subscribing, you agree with the Terms & conditions and Privacy Policy connected to the offer

      Thank you for subscribing!

      You’re now part of the BOOM community.

      Or, Subscribe to receive latest news via email
      Subscribed Successfully...
      Copy HTMLHTML is copied!
      There's no data to copy!