A video has gone viral on social media platforms showing a man cutting electricity wires. The viral clip shows the youth climbing to the top of an electricity power circuit pole as he holds a pair of pliers to cut the high-voltage wires. Multiple X accounts including of media outlets claimed that the man cut the power supply to an entire village after his girlfriend did not answer his call. Some claimed the alleged incident happened in Bihar. However, it has come to light that this is a fake story. In fact, the video shows a lineman named Anwar Hussain who was replacing old cables with new ones in Nikashi village in Assam's Baksa district. Virar: Woman Sweeper Steals Mobile Phone During Garbage Collection, Returns It After Realising She Was Caught on CCTV in Maharashtra; Video Goes Viral.

Screenshot of X Post Making Fake Claim That Youth Cut Off Power Supply of Entire Village After Girlfriend Did Not Answer His Call

Screenshot of X post making fake claim that youth cut off power supply of entire village after girlfriend did not answer his call

Fact Check Debunks Fake Story Linked To Viral Video

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