New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi, has lodged a formal complaint at Civil Lines Police Station against the circulation of false and malicious information on social media regarding an alleged directive to school teachers to count stray dogs.

According to the complaint filed by Birender Kumar, Deputy Director (Care Taking Branch), misleading content was deliberately spread claiming that teachers were instructed to count stray dogs in schools. The Education Department clarified that no such direction was ever issued. The circular dated November 20, 2025, was issued solely in compliance with the Supreme Court's directions in Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 5 of 2025, "City hounded by strays, kid...