Authors
Sabloo Thomas has worked as a special correspondent with the Deccan Chronicle from 2011 to December 2019. Post-Deccan Chronicle, he freelanced for various websites and worked in the capacity of a translator as well (English to Malayalam and Malayalam to English). He’s also worked with the New Indian Express as a reporter, senior reporter, and principal correspondent. He joined Express in 2001.
Kushel HM is a mechanical engineer-turned-journalist, who loves all things football, tennis and films. He was with the news desk at the Hindustan Times, Mumbai, before joining Newschecker.
Pankaj Menon is a fact-checker based out of Delhi who enjoys ‘digital sleuthing’ and calling out misinformation. He has completed his MA in International Relations from Madras University and has worked with organisations like NDTV, Times Now and Deccan Chronicle online in the past.
Claim
Video of bull being beaten to death on ISKCON’s farm in Bangladesh.
Fact
Video is from Jamsher Dairy Complex in Jalandhar, Punjab.
Several social media users are circulating a video, purportedly showing four men beating a bull to death, claiming it to be from ISKCON’s farm in Bangladesh. The video has gone viral days after the controversial arrest of a monk, Chinmoy Krishna Das, linked to the Hindu organisation.
Fact Check
Newschecker ran a reverse image search of keyframes, which led us to this X post by ‘Journalist Faisal’, dated November 19, 2024, urging action against the accused. The post, however, does not state where the incident took place.
PETA India replied to the post, stating that an FIR had already been registered at the Sadar police station under relevant sections of the BNS.
Taking a cue from this, a corresponding keyword search led us to The Tribune’s November 20, 2024 report on the incident, headlined, “Outrage in Jalandhar as cow flogged to death, video viral”.
“A disturbing incident of animal cruelty has sparked outrage in the city after a video surfaced showing the brutal beating of a cow, which ultimately led to its death. The video, which went viral on social media, prompted a group of residents, led by Shrist Bakshi of the Animal Protection Foundation, to demand action from the authorities…The complaint, addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar, emphasised that the incident could be part of a larger network involved in illegal cow slaughter and beef trading, which is punishable under the Punjab Prohibition of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955,” read the report.
We next spoke to Yuvi Singh of the Animal Protection Foundation in Jalandhar, who had lodged a complaint. He clarified that the video showed a bull being beaten to death by four men at a farm called Jamsher Dairy Complex in Jalandhar, Punjab. He said that based on the organisation’s complaint, the police have registered an FIR and have started an investigation. “All those involved in the incident are Hindus. There is no communal angle to it. We have lodged a complaint with the police DSP. The police continue to search for the accused. The FIR in the case has been uploaded on our Facebook page,” he said. We found a copy of the complaint filed by the organisation with the police on their Facebook page on November 18, 2024.
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Conclusion
Viral video of the bull being beaten to death is from Jamsher Dairy Complex in Jalandhar, Punjab, not ISKCON’s cow farm in Bangladesh as claimed.
Result: False
Sources
X Post by @faisalbaig3102 on November 20, 2024
X Post by @PetaIndia on November 20, 2024
News report by The Tribune on November 20, 2024
Facebook post by Animal Protection Foundation on November 18, 2024
Telephonic conversation with Yuvi Singh, Animal Protection Foundation
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Authors
Sabloo Thomas has worked as a special correspondent with the Deccan Chronicle from 2011 to December 2019. Post-Deccan Chronicle, he freelanced for various websites and worked in the capacity of a translator as well (English to Malayalam and Malayalam to English). He’s also worked with the New Indian Express as a reporter, senior reporter, and principal correspondent. He joined Express in 2001.
Kushel HM is a mechanical engineer-turned-journalist, who loves all things football, tennis and films. He was with the news desk at the Hindustan Times, Mumbai, before joining Newschecker.
Pankaj Menon is a fact-checker based out of Delhi who enjoys ‘digital sleuthing’ and calling out misinformation. He has completed his MA in International Relations from Madras University and has worked with organisations like NDTV, Times Now and Deccan Chronicle online in the past.
