CCTV footage shows tiger attacking man in Maharashtra? No, viral clip is AI-generated
CCTV footage of a tiger pouncing on a man and dragging him away is viral on social media and is being shared as an incident from Brahmapuri, in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district.
According to the timestamp on the footage, the incident occurred on October 31, 2025, around 6:42 PM.
X user Himmu (@Himmu86407253) shared the video, claiming that the CCTV recording was from the Brahmapuri forest guest house. (Archive)
The post garnered around 850,000 views.
Another X user, Harsh Panday (@harshpanday2015), also shared the video and made similar claims. (Archive)
The post has now been deleted.
Several other users made similar claims; a few of them can be seen in the gallery below.
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Fact Check
A closer examination of the video revealed multiple inconsistencies, raising doubts over its authenticity.
First, we noticed that in several frames, the man and the tiger appear to blend unnaturally with the background. Visuals below:
The second inconsistency was that the tiger’s movement caused a cloud of dust, but the leaves scattered on the ground remained completely still.
Thirdly, we noticed that after the tiger attacked the man, the shadow cast by the fallen chair was facing the wrong way.
Further, we also found an X post by the District Information Office, Chandrapur from on November 7, 2025, stating that the Brahmpuri tiger attack video is fake and has been generated with the help of artificial intelligence.
PIB Maharashtra also debunked the claim, clarifying that the viral video was not genuine CCTV footage, but AI-generated.
To sum up, the viral CCTV footage showing a tiger pouncing on a man and dragging him away from the Brahmapuri forest guest house in Maharashtra does not depict an actual incident and is likely generated using artificial intelligence.
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