This CCTV footage has circulated in reports about a leopard attack in India
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- Published on April 23, 2020 at 05:30
- Updated on April 23, 2020 at 09:28
- 2 min read
- By AFP Pakistan
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The 38-second video has been viewed over 14,000 times since being published here on Facebook on April 16, 2020.
The post’s caption reads: “A leopard jumped into porch of a house at Margalla Road, Islamabad. Tried to kill house dog but suddenly man from inside came out with weapon and saved his dog. Leopard jumped out and ran away. Residents of Islamabad must be extra careful these days. (Captured by CCTV)”.
The video includes superimposed text that reads “Inside Rawalpindi”, which is the name of the Facebook account that published the post, and the date of “April 9, 2020” is shown in the upper right corner.
Below is a screenshot of the misleading Facebook post:
The video was also shared alongside similar claims on Facebook here, here and here and on Twitter here and here.
But the claim is false.
A keyword search found multiple reports from Indian news outlets that reported the incident occurred in Una, a city in the Indian state of Gujarat.
The Hindustan Times, a major daily newspaper, published the same video on YouTube here on April 13, 2020.
The video’s description reads: “A leopard entered a house in Gujarat's Una. The leopard vaulted over the house's gate. The wild cat then attacked a dog in the courtyard. The dog reportedly survived the attack. Watch the video for more details.”
Below is a screenshot comparison of the Hindustan Times video (L) and the misleading Facebook post (R ):
The Times of India, another major Indian daily, also published the video on its website here.
“A leopard entered a bungalow and attacked a dog is sleeping in the courtyard in Golden Society of Una in Gir Somnath district on Friday night,” the Times reported.
Below is a screenshot of the Times of India report:
The owner of the house, Mahesh Bamania, also told AFP the attack occurred in India.
“The incident happened at my home in Golden City society in Una, Gujarat state on April 9, 2020, at around 1:40am,” Bamania told AFP by phone on April 20, 2020.
“We were asleep and came to know the next day after seeing injury marks on our pet dog. We scanned the CCTV and found that it was attacked by a leopard,” he added.
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