A chilling "CCTV footage" of a tiger pouncing on a man seated outside a building, who is supposedly a guard at the Brahmapuri Forest Guest House, has gone viral on social media.
However, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has now confirmed that the clip is fake and AI-generated, and that no such incident has taken place.
The video shows a man sitting on a plastic chair near a table when a tiger suddenly charges at him, appears to knock him down and drags him away. A timestamp of "31/10/2025, 18:42" and captions claiming it is from the Brahmapuri Forest Guest House in Chandrapur helped the clip spread rapidly on X, WhatsApp and other platforms, sparking fear and shock among viewers.
However, PIB has now debunked a viral AI-generated video falsely presented as CCTV footage of a tiger attacking a man at Brahmapuri Forest Guest House in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, confirming no incident occurred and urging verification from official sources.
A video is being shared widely on social media claiming to be the CCTV footage from Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) showing an incident inside a forest guest house.
November 7, 2025
❌The claim is #FAKE
✅The video is AI-generated and not an actual CCTV recording.
✅ No such incident has… pic.twitter.com/aCd0WSU8QJThe Chandrapur Forest Administration in a statement also said, "A video of a tiger attacking and killing a man at a rest house in Brahmapuri Forest Division on 31.10.2025 at 18.42 is being widely shared in social media. It is hereby clarified that no such incident has taken place in Brahmapuri Forest Division of Chandrapur Circle."
"Certain anti-social elements are attempting to create unrest among the public by taking advantage of the recent increase in man-animal conflict cases in the Brahmapuri Forest Division. The Forest Department appeals to the public not to believe such videos, which are Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated," the statement added.
The department said that they have taken serious cognisance of the matter, and stringent legal action will be taken against those responsible for creating and circulating this fake video on social media.
The Forest Department has appealed to the public not to believe such fake videos and to bring any such instances to the notice of the forest or police department immediately.
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