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KUALA LUMPUR – A viral letter on social media entitled “Abduction Risk Alert” from a school in Batu Caves here was merely a circular reminding parents to exercise caution, said police.
Gombak acting district police chief Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir said they traced the letter at 4.50pm yesterday and found it was written by the senior administrative assistant of SK Taman Samudra to parents and guardians of pupils in the school.
He said the letter was an initiative by the school, which also confirmed no abductions had occurred.
“Police confirmed receiving two reports after the letter went viral from parents and guardians, involving two different schools in the Gombak district.
“A detailed investigation is also being carried out to confirm the authenticity of the incidents,” he said here today.
He advised the public not to make any speculations or spread unverified news that could threaten public order.
In Kuantan, police debunked rumours about an alleged kidnapping at a residential area in Mentakab, Temerloh, shared via Facebook.
Temerloh district police chief Mohd Azhar Mohd Yusoff said that they found a Facebook post at 8am today by an “Aisyah Eca” about a kidnap bid in the area.
He said the user had misconstrued the presence of a heavily tinted vehicle in front of her house when the vehicle’s owner was actually there to change the neighbour’s gas stove.
Azhar said the woman had apologised for the misunderstanding in her latest post and denied there was any abduction.
Meanwhile, Kuala Langat police also dismissed social media reports about an alleged attempt to kidnap a 17-year-old female student in the district.
Kuala Langat district police chief Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor @ Saleh said police did receive a report from a female student on September 23 about some dubious individuals who alighted from a car while she was at a bus stop.
“Police are conducting further investigations on the report to establish what actually happened,” he said in a statement today. – Bernama, September 28, 2022
