Recently a video of parcel boxes has surfaced on social media platforms with the claim that 14 Tons of dog meat were brought into Bangalore to supply to all hotels and restaurants in the city. However, the food safety officials clarified that the meat samples that were collected from KSR railway station on Saturday were of goat meat and no dog meat was mixed.
Sharing the video and account @ssaratht on X(Formerly Twitter) wrote. 14 Tons = 14,000 KGs of dog meat brought into Bangalore to supply to all hotels. Culprit is Abdul Razak who is caught here red handedly. He is from CONgress party or CONgress supporter.
Several other users have also disseminated the video and made similar claims, their posts can be seen here. BabuRao12999, @epanchjanya,
The truth about the viral video of dog meat, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. We conducted research and found several media reports regarding the incident.
According to the reports, The food safety officials clarified that the meat samples that were collected from KSR railway station on Saturday were of goat meat and no dog meat was mixed, as per claims. The meat was specially imported from Rajasthan to meet the demand for mutton in Bengaluru.
According to Hindustan Times, speaking to the Times of India, commissioner of food safety, K Srinivas said. “It was not dog meat as per the lab tests that we conducted. It was a special breed of goat called Sirohi which is popular in Rajasthan and Kutch-Bhuj areas of Gujarat. These goats have spots on the body and tail is slightly elongated so it looks like a dog. Some traders in Bengaluru have been sourcing goat meat from Rajasthan for a while now.
Additionally, according to the Indian Express, The police have registered a case against Puneet Kerehalli under Section 132 (obstruction of government officials’ duties) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and arrested him. Puneet Kerehalli was the man who created a ruckus with his associates at KSR railway station, Bengaluru.
Hence, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the insulated boxes did not contain dog meat. The meat in the parcel boxes was not of dogs but of goats.
Intent
Influencers are circulating videos with misleading claims to set their narrative based on religion to get the spotlight on social media.
Conclusion
Claim- A man named Mohammad Razzaq was caught supplying mixed dog meat in other meat to hotels in Bengaluru.
Fact – The food safety officials clarified that the meat samples that were collected from KSR railway station on Saturday were of goat meat and no dog meat was mixed, as per claims.
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