Mumbai Police on Monday issued a clarification after media reports suggested it was on high alert due to high human trafficking of minor children, saying they “categorically deny” claims made in such reports.
Mumbai Police also added that action is being taken against those who are “deliberately spreading false information and creating public panic”. (Praful Gangurde/HT/Rep)Several reports of 12 minor children going missing in Mumbai within 36 hours have gone viral on social media, sparking widespread panic. This is the motivation Mumbai Police To issue a clarification.
“Some social media handles are misrepresenting information and spreading rumors in the case of missing and abducted children. We categorically deny these claims,” the police said in a statement to X.
It also added that action was being taken against those “deliberately spreading false information and creating public panic”, including registration of FIRs.
“Action including registration of FIR is being taken against those who are deliberately spreading false information and causing public panic,” the statement added.
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What did the report say?Several social media handles including reputed media houses and personalities have shared reports of missing 12 minor children including eight girls. Mumbai In the last 36 hours
Reports claim that children have gone missing across seven police station boundaries, creating panic among the common people.
Reports mentioned on social media also suggested that the Mumbai Police has issued a high alert on possible suspects human trafficking And added that police have started searches in markets, railway and bus stations, hospitals and children’s homes.
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Several residents began sharing those reports, calling for a red alert to be issued. The comments section of social media posts shows widespread public consternation, with people questioning why the media didn’t pick up on it more widely.
Panic prompted the police department to clear the air around what was happening. The Mumbai Police denied the reports, calling it “rumour-mongering”.
