KUALA LUMPUR: Local authorities have dismissed accusations made on social media that they rejected a missing person’s report for a teenage girl within the crucial first 24 hours of her disappearance.
Sungai Buloh district police chief, Superintendent Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor, responded to the claims shared on X, where a user alleged that the police were unwilling to file the report until the 24-hour time frame had elapsed.
Hafiz clarified that a thorough investigation showed the report had been filed just three hours and 11 minutes after the girl’s mother lost contact with her daughter. The report was officially registered under number Kuang 3482/24.
“This confirms that the authorities accepted the missing person’s report well within the 24-hour period,” Hafiz stated in an official statement.
In related news, Hafiz urged the public to avoid spreading unverified information online, warning that doing so could lead to legal consequences under the Penal Code and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
“Those found guilty of spreading false information may face up to two years in prison, a fine of up to RM50,000, or both,” Hafiz added.
Earlier, the disappearance of Gya Natasya Abdullah, a young girl from Taman Matang Jaya, Sungai Buloh, gained widespread attention on social media after she failed to arrive at her workplace in Cheras. Fortunately, she was located by a woman on her way to work at around 8 am on October 1.
Hafiz confirmed that Gya Natasya has since been reunited with her mother.
