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Fact Check: Viral Post of Boy Rescued Is from Bangladesh, NOT Chambal River

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The Chambal River is in spate, flooding large parts of Bhind, Morena, and Sheopur, while the water level is decreasing elsewhere in the state, according to The Free Press Journal report. The river’s current level is 8 metres above the danger mark. Additionally, three IAF helicopters have been actively involved in the rescue effort.

In the above context, a video of a boy being rescued by the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) is widely shared on social media with a caption, claiming that it is from the recent Chambal flood.

The video is shared with a caption: “फ़िल्मों जैसा असल सीन है! चम्बल नदी में यह बच्चा डूब रहा था, पीछे मगरमच्छ भी थे। रेस्क्यू टीम सही समय पर पहुँच गई और इस बालक को हाथ पकड़कर खींच लायी।
सल्यूट!” (English translation: “It’s a real scene like a movie! This kid was drowning in the Chambal river, crocodiles were also behind. The rescue team reached at the right time and dragged this boy by the hand. Salute!”)

The link to the post can be seen here.

FACT CHECK

NewsMobile did the fact check, and found it to be misleading.

On doing a Google Reverse Image search with one of the keyframes, we found the same video uploaded by a Facebook page, Bangla news update, dated June 19, 2022.

A similar video of child rescue was also found, uploaded by a YouTube channel BGTraveller, dated August 27, 2021, with a description: “চাঁদপুর তিন নদীর মোহনা। বর্তমানে এই তিন নদীর মোহনা অনেক উত্তাল। প্রতিনিয়ত এখানে কোন না কোন লঞ্চ, ট্রলার, নৌকা, স্টিমার অথবা মানুষ দুর্ঘটনার শিকার হচ্ছে। আজ একটি ছেলে এই ভয়ঙ্কর মোহনায় পড়ে গিয়েছিলো। বলা যায় ভাগ্য ভালো হওয়ার কারণে ছেলেটিকে উদ্ধার করা হয়েছে। আপনার যারা এই তিন নদীর মোহনায় ঘুরতে আসবেন তারা অবশ্যই নদী থেকে দুরত্ব বজায় রাখবেন এবং যারা নদীতে নৌকা নিয়ে ঘুরতে বের হবেন তারা লাইফ জ্যাকেট পরিধান করে করে নিবেন। ভ্রমন সংক্রান্ত নতুন নতুন ভিডিও পেতে আমাদের চ্যানেলটি Subscribe করুন। সাথে থাকা বেল আইকনটি ক্লিক করুন যাতে পরবর্তী ভিডিও আপনার কাছে পৌছে যায়। ভিডিও ভালো লাগলে লাইক কমেন্ট করে জানাবেন।” (English translation: “Chandpur is the mouth of three rivers. At present, the mouths of these three rivers are very turbulent. Every now and then some trawler, boat, steamer or people are suffering from accidents. Today, a boy fell into this terrible estuary. The boy was, in fact, rescued only due to good luck. Those of you who come to visit the estuaries of these three rivers must maintain a distance from the river and those who go out on the river with a boat must wear a life jacket.”

Another report said that Chandpur was a place situated in Bangladesh. According to the report, many major and minor accidents happen at the allure of the Meghna-Padma-Dakatia River.

Hence, we can confirm that the viral video is from Bangladesh, and quite old. Thus, the viral claim is misleading.

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