Video of Man 'Stealing' Hand Sanitiser and Keeping It Back after Getting Caught on Camera Goes Viral, Here's The Truth Behind This Incident
You would have come across a video of a man stealing sanitiser, but later keeping it back on realising he is being recorded on CCTV camera. The video shows him putting on the facemask and leaving immediately after. While Twitterati has termed the man as a 'sanitiser thief', but that's not the truth. The man in the video is Ranjith Pulasseri and the clip that is going viral is from a short film. The video is a part of the film the man is a part of, about the current COVID-19 pandemic and awareness on healthy habits. However, as the short clip from it began doing rounds on social media, people thought the man was actually trying to steal sanitiser. As the news went viral, he took to social media platforms explaining the fact. Fact Check: Image of Human Trial Volunteer For Russia's COVID-19 Vaccine Shared As Pic of President Vladimir Putin's Daughter.
Talking about people calling him a sanitiser thief, Ranjith told Malayalam News18 that the live short film was made by a group based in Edappal in Malappuram district. The film was shot on a mobile camera which was handled by Shashi Edappal. In the film, they imagine Corona as CCTV, hence Ranjith looks at the camera with fright and puts on the mask. The short film is the first of their short film Jagratha. Ranjith, however, said that many people misused the video. He said that Kondotty Abu, a Facebook page shared the video putting him in a bad light. Coronavirus Found in Broiler Chicken? PIB Fact Check Debunks Fake News
Twitterati on 'Sanitiser Thief':
WATCH: Man returns stolen sanitizer after being caught on camera #ARYNewshttps://t.co/GmRftJ61uT #Karachi #Pakistan #News
— Umar Kamran عمر کامران🎗 (@UmarKamran96) August 14, 2020
Here's the Video That Ranjith 'Sanitiser Thief' Shared on Facebook:
The clip was also shared on social media by many celebrities spreading awareness on precautions to be taken during COVID-19. The film has been directed by Shashi Edappal and is in the final stage.
