“An alert message by K.M. Nagaraju, DCP crime branch, regarding a ‘kidnapping scam using perfumes’”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Mar 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
There are no credible news reports to prove that the Police had issued such an alert. In 2019, when similar messages went viral on social media, K.M. Nagaraju (DCP, Warangal), mentioned to Bangalore Mirror that this news is false and that he had already filed a complaint
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 March 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 31 March 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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