Recently, a video has been circulated on social media with the claim: “The one who was caught is a Bangladeshi militant in the guise of a monk… In Gopalganj, the person was caught after eating meat, he didn’t even know the Gayatri Mantra” (translated).
See the posts circulated on Facebook with this claim here (archive) and here (archive).
See the post circulated on Instagram here (archive).
See the posts circulated on X here (archive), here (archive), and here (archive). (Links for deleted posts are to archives).
Fact-check
The Rumor Scanner team’s investigation found that the person detained in the guise of a sadhu in Gopalganj, India, seen in the video, is not Bangladeshi. In fact, the person is a resident of Bihar, India.
At the start of the investigation, Google Maps showed that the video was recorded in the Kuchaikote area of Gopalganj district, Bihar.
Later, a press release published on the Gopalganj Police’s X (formerly Twitter) account on December 15, 2025, regarding the discussed video was found. According to the press release, there is no evidence of any criminal activity against the individuals shown in the video. Gopalganj Police had detained the person for Aadhaar card verification. The individual is a resident of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.
In other words, the person in the video is not Bangladeshi.
Therefore, a resident of Bihar, India, in the guise of a sadhu has been circulated with the claim of being Bangladeshi, which is false.
Sources
- Gopalganj Police – X Post
- Rumor Scanner’s Analysis
- Google Maps