Pune VIDEO: Child Kidnapping Rumours Trigger Panic In Pimpri-Chinchwad; Police Clarify What Really Happened
Pune: Rumours of a child kidnapping gang operating in Moshi, Bhosari and Bhosari MIDC triggered panic across Pimpri-Chinchwad after videos of two men being detained and questioned by residents went viral on social media. However, a police inquiry established that the two men were not involved in any child kidnapping attempt and had entered a housing society to collect donations. Watch Video:…
Rumors of a child kidnapping gang operating in Moshi, Bhosari, and Bhosari MIDC spread panic across Pimpri-Chinchwad after videos of two men being detained went viral on social media. However, a police investigation revealed the men were innocent and were collecting donations. Watch Video: #Pune: 2 men were tied up by residents in Moshi amid suspicions they were part of a child-kidnapping gang.
The incident occurred on Friday (Nov 13) in Shivajiwadi, Moshi village. Police believe the two men, Anup Kumar and Rocky Kumar, both residents of Uttar Pradesh, have hearing and speech impairments and were carrying a letter for donations. A woman spotted them and alerted the security guard, who tied the men to prevent them from escaping.
The two men, who could not speak, were taken to a housing society for further questioning. A security guard and his friend also assaulted the men, leading to their arrest. Police later identified the men as having hearing and speech impairments and registered a non-cognizable offence against the security guard and his friend.
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