“Visuals show animals during the tree felling & land levelling activities in Kancha Gachibowli, Hyderabad.”
What FACTLY found
The viral videos are old and unrelated to the incidents in Kancha Gachibowli, Hyderabad. The first video is from 01 February 2025 showing an incident in Damdim, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, where a wild elephant attacked an excavator after being provoked by locals. The second video, showing a group of sambars walking on a road, was recorded in Shivalik Nagar, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, during the COVID-19 lockdown. The third video features an elephant named Rhandzekile from Greater Kruger Na...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 April 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 April 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/DIDkt-tTfy0/
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