BENGALURU: Panic gripped several towns and villages bordering Andhra Pradesh after rumours about a gang of kid kidnappers went viral on social media.The worst affected had been Tumakuru and Ballari districts.
The video circulated thru WhatsApp went viral on Sunday as nervous parents forwarded it. By night, men carried logs and protected lanes in far flung puts, anticipating an assault from the crowd. Senior cops visited those puts and pacified the general public.
Confirming it was once a hearsay, ADGP Kamal Pant told TOI that SPs had been directed to circulate a message on social media, announcing the video was once edited and originated from a international nation.
Divya Gopinath, SP, Tumakuru, mentioned the video was once circulated amongst villagers of Palavalli, Doddahalli, K Rampura and Ponnasamudra. “The hearsay was once that the kidnappers have come from Andhra Pradesh. I in my view knew that it was once an previous and edited video. But we had a tricky time convincing the villagers,” she mentioned.
Meanwhile, 4 women, who had come to Ballari on the lookout for jobs from Andhra Pradesh, had been passed over to police. “These women had been waiting on the bus stand at Sanganakal village in Ballari. Villagers suspected them to be the kidnappers and they had been crushed up and passed over to police,” mentioned police.
“A identical incident came about in Sirguppa where a 45-year-old beggar was once crushed up after mistaking him for a child-lifter,” mentioned a senior police officer from Ballari.
The video circulated thru WhatsApp went viral on Sunday as nervous parents forwarded it. By night, men carried logs and protected lanes in far flung puts, anticipating an assault from the crowd. Senior cops visited those puts and pacified the general public.
Confirming it was once a hearsay, ADGP Kamal Pant told TOI that SPs had been directed to circulate a message on social media, announcing the video was once edited and originated from a international nation.
Divya Gopinath, SP, Tumakuru, mentioned the video was once circulated amongst villagers of Palavalli, Doddahalli, K Rampura and Ponnasamudra. “The hearsay was once that the kidnappers have come from Andhra Pradesh. I in my view knew that it was once an previous and edited video. But we had a tricky time convincing the villagers,” she mentioned.
Meanwhile, 4 women, who had come to Ballari on the lookout for jobs from Andhra Pradesh, had been passed over to police. “These women had been waiting on the bus stand at Sanganakal village in Ballari. Villagers suspected them to be the kidnappers and they had been crushed up and passed over to police,” mentioned police.
“A identical incident came about in Sirguppa where a 45-year-old beggar was once crushed up after mistaking him for a child-lifter,” mentioned a senior police officer from Ballari.
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