Belthangady: In a recent operation, officers from the Uppinangady forest department arrested three individuals who were engaged in the illegal hunting of deer along the banks of the Kapila river at Battadi, situated within the Dadantamale reserve forest of Patrame village.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Sudesh Patrame, Puneeth, and Kotyappa Gowda, while another individual named Lokesh remains at large, as confirmed by the authorities.

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The Forest Department's night patrolling team became aware of the incident involving the accused hunting deer near the Kapila river within the Dadantamale Battadi region under the jurisdiction of the Uppinangadi Forest Department during the night hours of Tuesday and carried the operation resulting in the arrested on three.

A case in this regard has been registered and further investigations are underway.

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New Delhi: India launched “Operation Sindoor” early Wednesday morning, targeting nine terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). According to reports, 24 missile strikes were carried out in response to the recent terror attack in Pahalgam. The operation reportedly killed around 70 terrorists.

Soon after the strikes, a flood of videos and photos began circulating on social media and TV channels. However, many of these turned out to be false or misleading.

Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt News, has been fact-checking these claims since early morning. He confirmed that many of the videos shared online were actually from other global conflicts, such as those involving Israel, Gaza, and Iran. Some videos were even taken from video games and falsely shared as real footage of the Indian attack.

Pakistan also claimed that it shot down two Indian aircraft. Zubair clarified that this claim is false and that only drones were downed, not manned aircraft.

News Channel Republic TV, aired videos claiming to show the strikes. Zubair revealed that the footage in question was both old and edited, and not a real-time video of the current incident. 

Several social media users have shared videos showing explosions in Gaza, falsely claiming they depict Wednesday’s Israeli attack. However, Zubair has traced the original sources of these clips and confirmed that they are unrelated to the recent Indian operation.

Zubair’s efforts to counter misinformation have been widely appreciated on social media. Some users went as far as suggesting he deserves the Bharat Ratna for his work. Others noted that the kind of fact-checking done by Alt News could cost the government up to ₹100 crore if done officially.