Police appeal against scaremongering on social media
The police have appealed against scaremongering on social media after widely shared posts about several mugging incidents in Malé by a group of knife-wielding men.
06 Jun 2017, 9:00 AM
The police have appealed against scaremongering on social media after widely shared posts about several mugging incidents in Malé by a group of knife-wielding men.
Only one case of theft and a complaint about a taxi driver were found to be true, the police said, adding that the mugging incident is under investigation and action has been taken against the taxi driver.
“We note that when such information is shared on social media, it is misused and false stories are circulated in a manner that creates fear and panic among the public,” the police said in a statement on Sunday.
The police urged social media users to be more responsible when sharing such information.
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