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Video of pedestrian helping lady ‘cover up’ is scripted

Seeing the woman in distress, a passer-by hands over her burqa to help the lady cover herself. Social media users have been amplifying this as a real incident.

DTNEXT Bureau

In a recent viral video, a couple is seen exiting a temple and sitting on a bike and starting to leave, during which the woman’s dupatta gets stuck in one of the bike’s wheels. Seeing the woman in distress, a passer-by hands over her burqa to help the lady cover herself. Social media users have been amplifying this as a real incident. Alt News examined a YouTube channel, which regularly posts scripted videos to spread awareness. The full-length version of the video contains a disclaimer which mentions characters seen here are fictional.

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