Fact Check: Kidnap news of a college student at Tarnaka metro station is fake
A big message in Telugu is in circulation on social media platforms claiming that 3 days ago a college girl coming out from Tarnaka metro station was kidnapped by human traffickers. Immediately, police were alerted and she was saved.
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A big message in Telugu is in circulation on social media platforms claiming that 3 days ago a college girl coming out from Tarnaka metro station was kidnapped by human traffickers. Immediately, police were alerted and she was saved. Had-the police been late by an hour, they would have taken her to another country via sea route. So, girls and ladies, please be vigilant and careful. People are trapping women with sweet words. Please be careful.
This message was shared on social media to alert the users.
Fact Check:
The claim is False. No such incident occurred near the Tarnaka metro station in Hyderabad.
When we searched for the news of kidnapping near Tarnaka metro station, we did not find any reports about such incidents on any of the news websites.
We also found an article published in Way2news short article stating that the Hyderabad police responded to the news that the human trafficking racket in Hyderabad is trapping girls. There was news that a student was kidnapped at Tarnaka metro station and rescued by the police. However, the police rubbished this news stating that no such incident of student kidnapping took place. Be careful with such fake news.
According to a post published by Newsmeter fact check, the Osmania police confirmed that the circulating message about the abduction of a college student is false. They also alerted the audience to be vigilant and not to fall trap to such false news. If any such suspicious message is seen, send a message to 7483830550.
Therefore, the message that an attempt was made to kidnap a college girl at Tarnaka in Hyderabad is False.