Overview
- The Directorate of Education lodged the complaint at Civil Lines police station, which was later transferred to Delhi Police’s IFSO unit for further action.
- Officials said no FIR had been registered at the time of publication, though investigators received digital evidence and a list of accounts alleged to have spread the content.
- The department categorically denied issuing any directive for teachers to count stray dogs, calling the viral claim false, fabricated, and baseless.
- The disputed November 20 circular was described as compliance with Supreme Court directions to prevent stray dogs from entering school premises through security measures, with no mention of any counting exercise.
- The complaint cites alleged impersonation in videos, coordinated amplification on social media, and potential offences under BNS provisions and IT Act sections 66D and 67, with some reporting political amplification of the claim.