India, Feb. 2 -- The Mumbai Police on Monday issued a clarification after media reports suggested that it had issued a high alert due to high human trafficking of minor children, saying that they "categorically deny" the claims made in such reports.

Several reports of 12 minor children going missing in 36 hours in Mumbai went viral on social media, causing widespread panic. This prompted the Mumbai Police to issue a clarification.

"Certain social media handles are misrepresenting data and indulging in rumour-mongering regarding cases of missing and kidnapped children. We categorically deny these claims," the police said in a statement on X.

It also added that action against those "deliberately spreading false information and creating p...