Watch | How Fake Videos About COVID-19 Are Destroying India's Poultry Sector
While a complaint has been registered with the Pune cyber cell and the miscreant has been identified, police are yet to initiate any action against the person.
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In just a month, an innocuous-looking fake video and different versions of it have single-handedly destroyed the poultry business in the country. While a complaint has been registered with the Pune cyber cell and the miscreant has been identified, police are yet to initiate any action against the person. People are blindly believing the video and the government isn't doing much to curb rumours.
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