Acting Gombak police chief Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir said the letter was written by the senior administrative assistant of SK Taman Samudra to parents and guardians of pupils in the school.

He said the letter was an initiative by the school, which also confirmed that no abduction had occurred.

“Police confirmed receiving two reports from parents and guardians involving two different schools in the Gombak district after the letter went viral.

“A detailed investigation is being carried out to confirm the authenticity of the incidents,” he said here today.

He advised the public not to speculate or spread unverified news that could threaten public order.

In Kuantan, police said news about an alleged kidnapping at a residential area in Mentakab, Temerloh, shared via Facebook, was not true.

Temerloh police chief Azhar Yusoff said they detected a Facebook post at 8am today by “Aisyah Eca” about a kidnap bid in the area.

He said the account owner had misconstrued the presence of a heavily-tinted vehicle in front of her house. As it turned out, the vehicle’s owner was actually there to change the neighbour’s gas stove.

Azhar said “Aisyah Eca” had apologised for the misunderstanding in her latest post.

Meanwhile, Kuala Langat police also dismissed social media reports about an alleged kidnap bid on a 17-year-old female student in the district.

Kuala Langat police chief Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor @ Saleh said police received a report from a female student on Sept 23 about some suspicious individuals who alighted from a car while she was at a bus stop.

“Police are conducting further investigations on the report to establish what actually happened,” he said in a statement today.