India, Dec. 24 -- As NYC subway horror has drawn massive attention of netizens, with many blasting Democrats for the surge in crime in the city, a post falsely claiming the identity of victim has gone viral on social media.

While police are yet to confirm the identity of the victim, a post made on X on December 23 claimed the victim was Amelia Carter. The hoax post has garnered over2.4 million views so far.

A woman was burned alive early on the NYC subway on December 22. She was declared dead at the spot. In the case, Sebastian Zapeta has been listed as a suspect and was arrested shortly after the woman's death.

Zapeta, a citizen of Guatemala, entered the country illegally in 2018. It is still unclear how he returned to the country aft...