Fact Check: Dog Did Not Die After Stepping On Train Tracks; Viral Claim Is Misleading

New Delhi (Vishvas News): A video of a railway station is going viral on social media, featuring a man attempting to board a moving train with his dog. Moments later, the dog slips and falls under the train. Users sharing this video claim that the dog tragically lost its life due to the owner’s negligence.

Vishvas News found in its investigation that the viral claim is misleading. The viral incident happened at the Jhansi railway station. The dog did not die in this accident. He came under the train while trying to climb on the moving train, but the train stopped in time, and the dog was saved. However, the dog did suffer some injuries in this accident.

What is going viral?

A Facebook user shared the viral video on April 2, 2025, with the caption, “Pet dog dies a painful death due to the carelessness of the owner in a hurry to catch the train, watch the viral video.”

Investigation

To verify the authenticity of the viral claim, we conducted a Google search using relevant keywords. We found a report related to the incident on the official website of News 18, published on April 2, 2025. According to the report, the video is from platform number three of Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station in Jhansi and involved the Mumbai Rajdhani Express. The report states that a female passenger, Upasana, was travelling to Mumbai with her dog, for which she had made a booking. When the train departed from Hazrat Nizamuddin and reached Jhansi, the dog stepped out of the train. As the train started moving again, an attempt was made to bring the dog back inside, during which the accident occurred.

According to a report published on the Indian Express website on April 3, 2025, the dog survived the accident thanks to the timely intervention of the RPF and railway staff. The dog is now safe and reunited with his family.

During our investigation, we also found a related report in the e-paper of Dainik Jagran.

We contacted Jhansi Railway PRO Manoj Kumar, who confirmed that this incident occurred on March 29, not recently. He stated that the train was halted in time, and the dog was safely rescued with the help of the RPF. Although the dog sustained minor injuries, he was fine and was put back on the train.

Finally, we scanned the account of the user who shared the video with the misleading claim and found that the user has over 7000 followers.

Conclusion: Vishvas News, in its investigation, found that the claim regarding the dog’s death in a train accident is misleading. The incident occurred at Jhansi railway station, where the dog attempted to board a moving train and ended up under it. However, the train was stopped in time, and the dog was rescued safely. While the dog sustained minor injuries, it survived the accident.

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• Indian Railways New
• Pet safety
• Viral Dog Incident