KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 7 -- Indonesian police have confirmed that the reported disappearance of Malaysian influencer Eyka, who was said to have gone missing after entering a forest in Bandung, Indonesia, was staged for social media content.

According to KumparanNews, authorities revealed that the disappearance was fabricated by influencers Ammar Nazhan Noralyadi and Aras to boost views and followers on social media.

"Ammar and Aras explained that they conducted a livestream on Sunday at Bukit Embah Garut RT 05, RW 09, Kelurahan Cisurupan, Kecamatan Cibiru, Kota Bandung, on TikTok, with the sensational story of 'Malaysian influencer (Eyka) disappearing for 48 hours after filming paranormal content.'

"The content was purely created to increase...