Vinod Kapri, the former editor of Zee News and India TV and at present a movie director, shared a video on Twitter on the Bulandshahr incident where he claimed that people could be heard saying that the cows were slaughtered by one ‘Kundan’. The video that has gone viral since then has garnered over four thousand retweets and were picked up by various media outlets.
1 video,मृत गाय,कुछ आवाज़ें,जो इशारा कर रही है गहरी साजिश की।गाय की तस्वीरें मैंने एडिट कर दी हैं।
“ये ट्रॉली(जिसमें मृत गाय है)किसलिए?”
“ट्रॉली में कैसे(गाय को)भर के लाए?”
“वे भर के लाए हैं”
“यहाँ काटी है गेट में”
“तूने काटी?”
“कुंदन ने काटी है”
“(गाली)ने काटी है”#Bulandshahar pic.twitter.com/YyT45fWFpQ— Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) December 4, 2018
‘Kundan’ is most likely to be the name of a Hindu man and therefore, Kapri is likely to have believed that it throws the turn of events at Bulandshahar on its head.
पूरी बातचीत:
“ये ट्रॉली (जिसमें मृत गाय है) किसकी है?”
“मांगे की है”
“हैं?”
“मांगे की है”
“उसकी ट्रॉली में ये (मृत गाय को) कैसे भर के ले आए?
“वे भर के लाए हैं”
“यहाँ काटी है गेट ( गेट या खेत) में”
“तूने काटी है?”
“कुंदन ने काटी है”
“कुंदन ने काटी है”
“( गाली) ने काटी है ..इन ने— Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) December 5, 2018
Many had pointed out even then that the words said in the video were unclear and that it appeared that the voices were saying ‘Mullan’ (Muslims) and not Kundan. People also asked the UP Police, who are quite active on the social media platform, to issue a clarification on the matter.
.@Uppolice plz verify what exactly is being said in this video? Mr. Kapri is saying Kundan whereas many saying its Mullan or मुल्लों ने… Fake info /fake news can spoil law and order situation. If Mr. Kapri is wrong plz ask him to delete video. https://t.co/9eDyDDqU7q
— नंदिता ठाकुर (@nanditathhakur) December 6, 2018
The UP Police have spoken on the matter and they contradicted the claims made by Kapri. As per Times Of India, a top cop involved with the probe stated that the word mentioned in the viral video is ‘Mullan’ and not Kundan. ‘Mullan’ is a local slang for Muslims and is used in many parts of Western UP.
Was it “Kundan” or “Mullan”? Report by TOI quoting a “top cop” involved in probe says “Mullan”.
If true, highly irresponsible of influential people like @vinodkapri to conclusively declare it as ‘Kundan’. Last seen, tweet was RTed over 3.5k times & picked up by media many houses pic.twitter.com/5xU52cgn24— Swati Goel Sharma (@swati_gs) December 8, 2018
Associate Editor at ABP News and Criminologist, Indrajeet Rai, also confirmed that the word used was ‘Mullan’ which refers to the Muslim community and not ‘Kundan’ as claimed by Kapri.
We @abpnews also show 2 days back,its not “kundan”its “mullan” one other word presented in video is “kullan” it was because of speech assent,and the meaning was indicating to minority section,not any individual’s name .watch full report.https://t.co/eC9IvNNWez https://t.co/NbN6OXHc7c
— Indrajeet Rai (@indrajeet_Live) December 8, 2018
Despite having his claims refuted by both the UP Police and an experienced criminologist, Kapri remains unapologetic and has started questioning the integrity of the Police instead. He said on Twitter, “The UP Police that prioritizes the investigation of cow slaughter over of the death of one of its own men and the hatemongers who want to believe them, are free to do so.”
जिस यूपी पुलिस की प्राथमिकता अपने अफसर की हत्या की जाँच के बजाय गौहत्याओं की जाँच है , ऐसी यूपी पुलिस पर जिन नफरत फैलाने वालों को भरोसा करना है , वो ये भरोसा करने के लिए स्वतंत्र हैं। https://t.co/TVZwDyPWAw
— Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) December 8, 2018
Bulandshahr was gripped with violence recently after carcasses of cows were discovered in the area. The villagers, claiming that the Police wasn’t taking their complaints seriously, resorted to violence which resulted in the death of a Police officer and a civilian. Since then, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered compensation for the deceased police officer and also ordered a strict crackdown on cow slaughter.
