Fake news busted: Snake video was not shot in Sadashivagad

Hubli | Friday | 20th April, 2018

Summary:

The workers are seen trying to drive away the cobra from the area, but to no avail. KARWAR: A video clip and some photographs of a cobra protecting a broken idol of Lord Shiva on a hill, which is being levelled, has gone viral on social media. The topography of the area resembles Sadashivagad fort. Sadashivagad, being a border town, has a large number of Konkani- and Marathi-speaking people. "Someone might have mistaken the place to be Sadashivagad, triggering the rumour," an official said, adding: "We suspect that the incident might have happened in a coastal area of Maharashtra ..