Overview
- Narlapur police said they conducted on-ground checks and reviewed field and hospital records from the Medaram festival zone.
- Investigators reported no gang rape occurred and no related complaint was filed during the four-day Sammakka Saralamma Jatara.
- A police press note labeled the social-media allegations as false and baseless following hours of intense online speculation.
- Officials warned that those creating or sharing the misleading posts will face arrest and prosecution under the BNS and IT Act.
- Early local reports relayed detailed but unverified claims about an attack near Jampannavaagu, which police now categorically deny.