Don't believe child-lifting message: Cops
Superintendent of police Yatish Deshmukh said on Tuesday that the message is about masked people in a black Scorpio in the jurisdiction of Kasa police station on July 14. One of the masked persons tried to speak to a few schoolchildren, the message claimed. Underscoring the need to verify information, the district top cop said, "Do not believe rumours... Please have faith in the police..." PTI
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