By Abhishek Kumar

Bhupendra Jogi, a man who rose to fame following a humorous interview that turned into a meme, was allegedly attacked by two masked assailants in Bhopal on May 7. According to Jogi’s account, he was closing his shop and heading home when the miscreants attacked him with a knife. He claimed that while defending himself, he sustained serious injuries to his hands and had to undergo around 40 stitches.

Right-Wing influencers and propaganda websites shared this news, linking it to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee.

Propaganda outlet OpIndia published reports in both Hindi and English, stating, “Trolled after mocking Dhruv Rathee in a reel, now attacked with a knife: Influencer Bhupendra Jogi gets 37 stitches, assailants unknown.”

Another Right Wing troll account, @total_woke_, shared this news, claiming that Instagram influencer Bhupendra Jogi was attacked after he had made a reel mocking Dhruv Rathee.

Right Wing account Trunicle also shared this news, making a similar claim.

Known for amplifying communal and fake news frequently, BJP supporter Sunanda Roy also amplified news of the incident, linking it to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee.

Fact Check

To find out more information on the alleged assault, we looked at multiple news reports. We found an article published on May 11 on the Nai Dunia website covering this incident. According to the report, based on the complaint of clothing merchant Bhupendra Jogi, Bhopal police had arrested three people in an attempted murder case. The police stated that the arrested suspects had offered a reward of Rs 50,000 to an individual to carry out the attack in a matter of personal enmity. It added that the assailants who had carried out the attack were still at large and efforts were underway to apprehend them.

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