Claim: A video shows the son of a feudal landowner kidnapping a bride in broad daylight somewhere in Sindh.
Fact: The video has no connection to real-life events; it shows a skit, created by a “digital creator” named ‘Rauf Tv’, for entertainment purposes.
On 18 November, a Facebook user posted a video (archive) that purportedly showed the son of a “wadera” (a feudal lord) kidnapping a bride in broad daylight. The description of the footage states [translated from Urdu into English]: “In Sindh, a feudal’s son publicly kidnapped a bride and made a dramatic scene.”
Another X account that Soch Fact Check has extensively debunked in the past also posted the same video (archive) with a different claim on X on 22 December, with the following description: “Pakistan’s minority crisis worsens. A Christian bride was abducted from her wedding procession by the son of DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary’s brother-in-law. The police officer who filed the case was reportedly dismissed. She has now been forcibly converted to Islam.”
It is important to note that there are reported cases of feudal landowners killing or kidnapping women, specifically minority Hindu girls who are forced to marry and convert.
Fact or Fiction?
In the comments on the Facebook video above, many users noted that it was fake and a scene from a drama, indicating it was not linked to real-life events.
Comments said the video was not real and showed a scene from a drama.
Soch Fact Check conducted reverse searches but found no conclusive results.
However, through a Facebook search, Soch Fact Check found the original account, “Rauf Tv,” which posted different clips of the same event from various angles, indicating it was part of a skit. For instance, as early as 15 November, this user had posted the same clip (archive) with the following caption [translated from Urdu]: “What is happening, a girl kidnapped | i By Rauf Tv”. The text embedded in the 15 November clip reiterates the same. Most importantly, toward the end, a warning appears in the video, stating, “Disclaimer: This film and all its characters”. Moreover, the scenes here match those in the video being fact-checked, as shown in the comparative visual below.
Left: Visual from the clip in the claim. Right: Scenes from the original clip posted by Rauf TV.
The same user posted videos of this event from various angles on 16 November (archive), 19 November (archive) and 20 November (archive). This clip, for instance, provides a close-up shot of the act from an adjacent angle, showing this man opening the doors of the car to kidnap the bride. All three videos carry the same disclaimer stating: “This film and all its characters”, suggesting it has no connection to real-life events.
On 10 December, Rauf Tv shared an extended version (archive) of this act, with text embedded in the footage stating: “Robbery in broad daylight… Full video has arrived”. The clip in the claim matches the footage here from 0:17 to 0:37, further confirming that the scenes depicted are part of a short film.
Furthermore, an analysis of the same Facebook account shows that it has uploaded several short videos, which appear to be skits or enactments of fake scenarios.
Soch Fact Check also found the creator’s contact details in the About section and reached out to them for a comment on WhatsApp. They confirmed that the video in the claim was created by them.
Soch Fact Check, therefore, concludes that the video does not represent factual events and the claim is false.
Virality
The video was shared on Facebook here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
On X, the clip was shared here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
It also appeared on TikTok and YouTube.
Conclusion: A video does not represent real-life events. It is a dramatic skit, showing a feudal kidnapping a bride in Sindh.
Background image in cover photo: Dunya News
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