Footage of crowds at a candlelight vigil in Bangladesh has emerged in social media posts falsely claiming to show protests in India seeking justice after the rape and murder of a doctor. The photographer who shot the video told AFP it showed a rally in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, to commemorate protesters killed in clashes that led to the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
“This protest last night has made history. People from all over Kolkata took to the streets,” one Facebook post who shared the video on September 5, 2024.
“It is impossible to stop this movement until Tilottama gets justice.”
‘Tilottama’ is a name given to a murdered Indian doctor on social media after a court asked local media not to reveal her identity.
The discovery of the bloodied body of the 31-year-old doctor at a government hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata on August 9 sparked nationwide protests and repeated strikes by doctors demanding safer conditions for women.
The one-minute video featured clips of drone footage of a large-scale candlelight vigil.