There were media reports all over the social media that UP police has arrested a goat for not wearing a mask. However, on Monday, the Kanpur police have dismissed media reports of arresting a goat for not wearing a mask.
Speaking with Jagran, Anwarganj DSP said, “this is a false claim, police haven’t arrested any goat. He further added that it’s not possible to capture and lock a goat at the police station. He further explained that social media users are running a false story over the incident, as it is plain and simple that animals are not supposed to wear a mask.”
Earlier, multiple media reports suggested that the police ‘arrested’ a goat that was roaming in Kanpur’s Beconganj area ‘without wearing a mask’. Later, when the owner realized that the police had taken his goat he rushed to the Anwarganj Police station. He reached the police station to ask them to release the animal. Later, the goat was released with the condition that he not allow the goat to roam on the road.
However, this is not the first time such reports have been floated on social media. In the last few months, many reports came where the police were suggesting the owners to buy masks for their pets too.
On July 1, 2020, reports came that the 47 goats were quarantined in the village of Karnataka (Tamakuru District) as they tested COVID-19 positive.
