Police investigate man spreading false rumors about child kidnapping

(Baonghean.vn) - Hung Nguyen District Police confirmed that recently there have been no recorded cases of child kidnapping as rumored on social networks.

On Facebook, information is spreading that recently, in Nghe An, there have been many cases of child kidnapping. Kidnappers often take advantage of children playing alone to commit their acts.

CNT account shared in the group Fair for mothers and babies Nghe Tinh: “Recently in Hung My (Hung Nguyen). Entering the yard to catch the younger brother, the older sister grabbed the kidnapper’s pants and cried, and the two sisters cried and screamed together. People around ran to them, they let them go and escaped.

In hamlet 10, Hung Thinh commune (Hung Nguyen). They lured the child to the gate and brought out a black bag to catch the child, but someone who was working at a wedding came back and shouted loudly to tell the child to go inside. They also sped away. In hamlet 4, at noon, a 2-year-old child went to her grandmother's house next door. The two subjects brought out a black bag and prepared to sneak into the alley to catch the child. When the child's mother came out, they sped away.

Not only in the above 2 communes, the CNT account also said: “In Hung Phu commune, the subjects pretended to sell rice rings and rice containers. They caught a child and put sleeping pills in the container. When they reached Hung Chau, the tire got punctured. While waiting for the tire to be patched, the child woke up from the drug and started moving. The tire patcher discovered it and the subjects quickly ran away.”

The sharing of the CNT account owner causes anxiety and confusion for parents with young children.

The above information received the attention and sharing of many people. In particular, parents with young children expressed concern and confusion when reading the above information.

However, through discussion, the leaders of Hung Nguyen district police and commune police all denied the above information. Lieutenant Colonel Phan Ngoc Thanh - Deputy Head of Hung Nguyen district police said: The district police have grasped the information through the social network Facebook. Up to now, the district police have not received any reports or denunciations from the people about the child kidnapping case. Currently, the district police are sending forces to the area to verify the information.

Mr. Ngo Xuan Hung - Head of Hung Thinh Commune Police said: The information about 2 child kidnapping cases in hamlet 10 and hamlet 4 is not true. And up to now, the commune police have not received any reports from the people about any kidnapping cases in the area.

Mr. Pham Van Song - Head of Hung Phu Commune Police said: There was no child kidnapping as reported on social networks. We do not know who posted the information online and what their intentions were.

Recently, the exploitation and use of social networks as a tool to spread false and sensational rumors, to attract likes and cause instability and confusion in public opinion has become a problem. Many cases have been punished for this behavior.

Nguyen Hung