A video showing a crocodile in a waterlogged street is doing rounds on social media with a claim that it is from Bangalore.
Many parts of Bangalore are presently flooded with many houses and vehicles partially submerged in water due to heavy rains leading to overflowing of the Bellandur Lake.
The video is being shared with the caption: Crocodile come for a walk in Bangalore roads
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post and found the claim to be misleading.
We ran a keyword search along with a Reverse Image Search and found that the same video was shared on YouTube shorts by The Economic Times on Aug 17, 2022. The video was titled: Watch: Crocodile strays into the colony in Madhya Pradesh, rescued later.
Times Now also uploaded the video on August 13, 2022, with the title: Amid Heavy Rain Crocodile Enters Residential Colony In Madhya Pradesh | #shorts
According to a report by NDTV, a crocodile had entered a colony in Shivpuri district after a nullah overflowed and led to waterlogging in the area. The report also mentioned that it was rescued and released in a nearby lake after an hour-long operation.
Thus, from the above Fact Check, it can be concluded that the viral video is from MP and not Bangalore.
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