Police Dispute Allegations of Ignoring Missing Teen Report

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have firmly denied claims circulating on social media that they refused to accept a missing person’s report for a teenage girl until 24 hours had passed.

The Sungai Buloh district police, led by Superintendent Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor, explained that the report was officially lodged within three hours and 11 minutes after the girl’s mother had lost contact with her. The case number is Kuang 3482/24.

“This clearly demonstrates that the police acted within the appropriate time window,” Hafiz said in a statement.

Hafiz also issued a warning to the public, advising against spreading false information online. He stressed that doing so could result in criminal charges under the Penal Code and Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, with punishments including up to two years in jail or a RM50,000 fine.

The missing girl, Gya Natasya Abdullah, had left her home in Taman Matang Jaya, Sungai Buloh, but failed to arrive at her workplace in Cheras. She was found safe early on October 1, and has been reunited with her family.