Child abduction messages on social media fake, says Mumbai police

September 19, 2022 23:27

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The Mumbai police on Monday said news circulating on social media of children getting kidnapped from various parts of the metropolis was fake and asked people not to believe in rumours in this connection.

News that children have been kidnapped from areas like HDIL Kohinoor, Kanjurmarg, BMC school Vikhroli and Ghatkopar keeps getting circulated on social media, but these are all fake, said Prashant Kadam, deputy commissioner of police (Zone VII).

Senior officials visited the site mentioned in the messages, probed for details and complaints, and found all these were fake and spread to cause alarm, the DCP added.

"People should not believe in such messages, audio clips etc. They must not fall prey to rumours in this connection," he said.

Zone X DCP Mahesh Reddy said an alert was received on Sunday about a man in his 20s abducting a 10-year-boy and taking him to Andheri, but a spot probe, checking of CCTV and talks with residents and shopkeepers in the vicinity proved it was a fake. -- PTI

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