On October 18, Da Nang City Police confirmed that the information circulating on social media about a new student being kidnapped and taken to Cambodia is false.

Previously, a post appeared on social media claiming that a new student at the University of Education - Danang University (in Hoa Khanh Ward, Danang City) was tricked into renting a room online, then drugged. When he woke up, the student discovered he was in Cambodia and his family was asked to pay 250 million VND as ransom... The post also said that the student was imprisoned, tortured and beaten.

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The information shared in the article is false. Photo: Da Nang Police

Immediately after receiving the information, Hoa Khanh Ward Police coordinated with professional units and the school to urgently verify.

The results showed that all students of the school were safe, there were no cases of kidnapping or loss of contact as the content spread on social networks. The class list also did not exist with the names of the students mentioned in the articles.

Da Nang City Police confirmed that there was no student kidnapping incident, this is fabricated information, causing public panic. Currently, Hoa Khanh Ward Police are coordinating with professional units to track down the person spreading the fake news.

The police sector recommends that people, officials, lecturers and students need to raise awareness when using social networks: do not share, comment or spread unverified information; immediately notify the authorities when discovering false information for timely handling.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/thuc-hu-thong-tin-tan-sinh-vien-o-da-nang-bi-chuoc-thuoc-dua-sang-campuchia-2454104.html