Alpharetta, GA, January 30, 2026: A social media post that spread rapidly within community networks earlier this week described a disturbing account of a woman allegedly found in freezing conditions near the Fiserv parking area in Alpharetta, claiming she had been kidnapped and held against her will for more than a year. The post urged the public to contact the Alpharetta Police Department and listed the department’s non-emergency phone number.
The viral message stated that a woman, described as being around 30 years old, was found by a driver near the Alpharetta Fiserv area in extreme cold. It claimed that, after speaking with her, the driver learned she had been kidnapped, forced to cook and clean, and was too disoriented even to remember her name. The post identified her as “Veena,” alleged signs of severe neglect, and appealed for help locating family or friends, stating that she was temporarily safe in police custody.
However, information later gathered from community members who were present and directly involved indicates that the situation was not a kidnapping or criminal case, but seemingly that of a disoriented woman who had wandered away from home in the Alpharetta area after experiencing a mental health crisis…