An extensive report in this paper cited rumours swirling around about children being abducted at certain spots in the city, across the suburbs especially. The rumours, many of them extremely alarming, were swirling around on social media.

Those that forwarded these posts may have had good intentions, for many of them were cautionary, telling parents to beware of this so-called spate of kidnappings. Yet, this has sparked panic with police receiving calls from scared parents. A residential society even circulated an internal communication stating two children are missing from the premises. Yet, cops have not found any evidence.