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Viral Story of Russian Woman Marrying Bihar Man Debunked
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News18•15-10-2026, 15:40
Viral Story of Russian Woman Marrying Bihar Man Debunked
- •A viral claim stating a Russian woman travelled to Bihar to marry a local man named Rahul has been exposed as completely false.
- •The woman in the viral video is actually Andrea Connolly, who works with the British NGO Shivia and visited Purnia for a social initiative.
- •Local man Namit was simply present during the foreign delegates village visit, and he has never travelled abroad.
- •The NGO Saathi is considering taking legal action against those who spread the fabricated romance story online.
Key Questions Answered
The foreign woman in the viral video, Andrea Connolly, was actually visiting Purnia, Bihar, on October 7 and 8 as part of a six-member team from the British NGO Shivia to learn about grassroots social initiatives.
The viral claims falsely identified a local Purnia resident named Namit as a man named Rahul from Bhagalpur, and British NGO worker Andrea Connolly as a Russian woman named Julie who supposedly came to marry him.
Saathi, the local group partnering with Shivia, stated that the visiting women were concerned about the misleading video and announced that the organization is considering taking legal action against those who spread the false story.
