KUALA LUMPUR Sept 29 — A letter which went viral on social media, entitled ‘abduction risk alert’ from a school in Batu Caves here, was merely the school’s circular reminding parents to exercise caution.
Acting Gombak District Police chief Supt Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir said police traced the letter at 4.50 pm on Tuesday and that it was written by the senior administrative assistant of Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Samudra to parents and guardians of pupils in the school.
He said the letter was an initiative of the school, which also confirmed no abduction 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 yesterday.
He advised the public not to make any speculations or spread unverified news that could threaten public order.
In Kuantan, police confirmed that news about an alleged kidnapping at a residential area in Mentakab, Temerloh, shared via Facebook, is untrue.
Temerloh District Police chief ACP Mohd Azhar Mohd Yusoff said that they detected a Facebook post at 8 am yesterday by the owner of the account ‘Aisyah Eca’ about a kidnap bid in the area.
He said the account owner had misconstrued the presence of a heavily-tinted vehicle in front of her house when, in fact, the vehicle’s owner was actually there to change the neighbour’s gas stove.
Mohd Azhar said the owner of the Facebook account ‘Aisyah Eca’ had apologised for the misunderstanding in her latest post, denying there was any abduction.
— Bernama
