An argument between a Barrackpore mother and a relative, and her subsequent disappearance outside a pre-school caused panic when it was reported on social media that she was kidnapped.
However, police said people had exaggerated the situation and jumped to a conclusion before getting the facts.
The woman was located by police and was well.
According to police, the woman was outside a preschool off the Rochard Douglas Road when she had a dispute with a relative.
Police said someone at the school saw the woman being placed inside the car and contacted an Emergency Response police officer and asked him to pass by the school to see whether or not something was wrong. The information was passed on to Barrackpore police and the woman was identified.
Officers said when she was contacted, the woman reported that she was well and liming with someone.
However, claims of the woman being kidnapped were shared via social media yesterday, including a photograph of her and a child. It was also claimed that she played a prank on the police, however, police said no official report was made up to yesterday afternoon.