Fact Check: Reports Of Hindu Children Being Burnt Alive In Sindh Are Fake

Fact Check: Reports Of Hindu Children Being Burnt Alive In Sindh Are Fake
A viral video with a tweet claiming that three children and a woman from the Hindu community were put on fire by religious extremists in Sindh was shared widely on social media.

https://twitter.com/anis_farooqui/status/1248118455179644929?s=20

But the news has turned out to be fake. The above-mentioned people fell victim of a fire but it was an accident and not a hate crime, Veerji Kohli, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister, Sindh confirmed. He further said that there was a sudden fire in Lalu Bheel’s house and that caused the deaths of those three children called Kartik, Kelash and Rubina.

https://twitter.com/Veerji_Kolhi/status/1248480293972889600?s=20

However, the Hindu community that constitutes more than 4 million of the Pakistan's population has been a victim of religion based violence in the province of Sindh since 1947.

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