# Fact check: Viral video of man beaten by Gwalior women is Sikh, not Muslim 2026-08-10T16:44:03+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A video of two women beating a man wearing a saffron scarf has gone viral, with claims that a Muslim disguised as a Hindu snatched a phone. An India Today fact check found the claim false. The accused is Manpreet, a Sikh from Punjab who worked as a delivery person in Gwalior. The incident occurred in Gwalior's Padva police station area, after Manpreet snatched a phone from one of the two sisters. Police station in-charge Shailendra Bhargav confirmed to India Today that the accused is not Muslim. The viral claim is baseless. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in Tags: communal angle, fact check, Gwalior, police, viral video Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/fact-check-viral-video-of-man-beaten-by-gwalior-women-is-sikh-not-muslim/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/fact-check-viral-video-of-man-beaten-by-gwalior-women-is-sikh-not-muslim/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.