Fake Message Claims Children Kidnapped in Ghaziabad, Police Warn Against Rumours

A viral message on social media falsely claims that three children in Ghaziabad were kidnapped while on their way to school. The fake message claims the incident happened in Gaur Green city, a residential colony in Ghaziabad's Indirapuram area. BOOM reached out to Ghaziabad police who dismissed the messages, callimg them fake.

The viral message reads, "Please do take care of your kids. Today 3 kids from gaur green city Indirapuram round circles have been kidnapped while going to school. Don't leave your kids alone. Please do take proper care."

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People inquiring on Twitter

#pmoindia Please do take care of your https://t.co/H1Jr6u9azG 3 kids from gaurcity Indirapuram round circles have been kidnapped while going to school.
Don't leave your kids alone. Please do take proper care. Please do take some action.

— Pooja Sharma (@PoojaSh37075305) August 29, 2019

@TOINoida @noidapolice @CeoNoida @noida_authority
Dear all, there is a news spreading around on whatapp and social media... "Please do take care of your kids. today 3 kids from gaurcity Indirapuram round circles have been kidnapped while going to school"
let u know is this real

— sudhir gehlot (@sudhir88gehlot) August 28, 2019

BOOM Reports

FACT-CHECK

BOOM contacted Ghaziabad police who confirmed that there has been no such child kindapping incident as is being mentioned in the viral messages.

BOOM got in touch with Circle Officer (CO) of Indirapuram Anshu Jain, who dismissed the viral message as fake and said that there is no truth to the incident.

Additionally, on being asked if there are any prominent schools near the mentioned area, she said that Indirapuram Public School was located nearby but no incident of children or a child from the said school had been reported.

"The police will take action against people spreading such misleading message," added CO Jain.

According to the Indian Express, on August 27, an elderly woman walking with her one-year-old grandson in Ghaziabad was attacked by a group of people over suspicion that she was a child kidnapper.

Ghaziabad Police had tweeted yesterday appealing to people not to believe any rumours related to child kidnapping and that there was no child kidnapping gang roaming in the area.