The claim of dog meat being supplied in the name of mutton or goat meat in Bengaluru, Karnataka is fake. After the controversy surfaced, the lab report confirmed that the meat consignment which was claimed to be dog meat was actually the meat of a special breed of goat found in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
New Delhi (Viswas News). Social media users are sharing a video claiming that about 14 thousand kilos of dog meat has been seized in Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru, which was being sold in hotels as mutton or goat meat. In the viral video, a person can be seen saying this in Kannada language with a box containing meat present at the railway station.
Vishvas News in its investigation found this claim to be false, which is being shared with fake and communal claims. The report of Hyderabad-based ICAR-National Meat Research Institute has also confirmed that the seized meat is goat meat. Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister and Bangalore Food Safety Commissioner have also confirmed this and appealed to people not to spread rumors.
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Social media user ‘surajsengar81’ shared the viral photo Video id=’action_msg_1373’> Link) which reads, “14,000 kg of dog meat seized in Karnataka, which Abdul Razzaq supplies to hotels claiming it to be mutton.”
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Based on the claim made in the viral video, we ran a keyword search and found several news reports mentioning the incident and all of them refuted the claim.
‘The Hindu’ dated August 1, 2024 Report According to the report, on the night of July 26, a group of cow protectors led by Puneeth Kerehalli staged a protest at the Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru railway station alleging that dog meat was being smuggled from Rajasthan by train to be supplied to non-veg hotels in Bengaluru. Following this, the police seized 90 insulated boxes containing about 2,700 kg of dog meat that had come from Jaipur.
Subsequently, “samples of the seized meat were sent to the National Meat Research Institute and the report confirmed that the samples contained mutton.” According to the report, “A case has also been registered in this case against cow protector Puneet Kerhalli, former MP Pratap Sinha and his other associates for unlawful assembly and obstructing the police in its duty.”
The Deccan Herald report also mentions the incident and the action taken thereafter in the same context. 31 July 2024 Report According to the report, food inspectors at the KSR Bengaluru railway station had collected meat samples on July 26 and subsequently the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) confirmed that the seized meat was “goat meat and not dog meat”.
Bengaluru Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, through his official X handle, has denied the rumours being spread in this matter and has also shared the lab test report, which states that the 84 parcels seized after the controversy were sent to the ICAR-National Meat Research Institute in Hyderabad for testing. After the investigation, it has been made clear that the seized meat was of goat.
He has also appealed to people not to spread rumours in this matter. ‘The News Minute’ Report We also found a picture of the person seen in the viral video. According to the report, cow protector Puneet Kerehalli is also an accused in a murder case. According to the report, “The consignment of meat sent belonged to Abdul Razzaq, who purchases meat from Rajasthan.”
Another one Report The report also contains a statement from Karnataka Food Safety Commissioner K Srinivas, according to which, “The meat supplied was not of dog but of a special breed of goat called Sirohi, which is found in Rajasthan and Kutch-Bhuj areas of Gujarat. Their tail is a little long, so people mistake it for a dog. There was no dog meat in the sample.”
According to the report, three FIRs were registered in this case at the Cottonpet police station. For further confirmation, we contacted Yerri Swamy, in-charge of Cottonpet police station. He said, “The report of the seized meat samples has come and three cases have been registered in this matter and five people have been arrested for obstructing the work of the police.”
Those who shared the viral post with fake claims User About 1.5 lakh people follow him on Instagram. The fact check report of other viral claims and viral claims related to the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections has been compiled by Vishvas News. Website It can be read on.
Conclusion: The claim of dog meat being supplied in the name of mutton or goat meat in Bengaluru, Karnataka is fake. After the controversy surfaced, the lab report confirmed that the meat consignment which was claimed to be dog meat was actually the meat of a special breed of goat found in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
- Claim Review : 14 thousand kilos of dog meat seized in Bengaluru.
- Claimed By : Insta User-surajsengar81
- Fact Check : Lie
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