Officer Allegedly Faked 200 Missing Cases | South Korea News

South Korea News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 26, 2026 · 2m

A police officer named Bu is facing serious accusations after allegedly fabricating contact with over 200 missing persons, falsely marking them as deceased to close cases—despite zero evidence. One family’s daughter, Jang Mi-ran, vanished in May; Bu told them he spoke to her, but investigators found no record. His actions allegedly caused search efforts to halt and led to her being removed from active case files. Other officers are baffled by his motive, since falsifying records doesn’t ease workload or improve performance. Compounding the scandal: Bu has a history of misconduct, including…