Victim's employer told to prepare ransom of RM100,000.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Serious Crimes Division (D9) of the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent yesterday arrested four local men in connection with the kidnapping of an Indian national in Sentul here last Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur CID chief SAC Zainuddin Ahmad said the four suspects were nabbed in three raids in Ipoh, Perak; Sungai Buloh, Selangor; and Jalan Masjid India here.
“In the first raid at 12.30am, two suspects, aged 23 and 24, were picked up in front of a cinema in Ipoh, Perak, while the other two, aged 23 and 25, were nabbed in Sungai Buloh at 5.40am and the premises of a cargo company in Jalan Masjid India here at 1.15pm.
“Initial investigations found that the fourth suspect, who works as a driver, was the mastermind in the case … they kidnapped the victim to ask for ransom from his employer,” Zainuddin said in a statement here yesterday.
On January 31, the 39-year-old victim was kidnapped in front of a religious school in Sentul by three suspects travelling in a Proton Persona car.
“The suspects had intercepted the Nissan van, in which the victim was travelling with five other individuals, and introduced themselves as agents from the Indian CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation). They then pulled the victim out of the van and into the car, while at the same time pointing a pistol-like object at him, and sped off,” Zainuddin said.
He said on the same day, the victim’s employer received a call from the suspects demanding RM100,000 in ransom, which was later reduced to RM36,000, to release the victim at a location in Shah Alam, Selangor.
The employer agreed to pay the ransom by leaving the money under a tree in Shah Alam before being told that the victim had been released, Zainuddin said, adding that the three suspects had been remanded until February 9 to facilitate investigation, while the remand order for the fourth suspect would be obtained tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar commended the success of the team in arresting the suspects.
“Congratulations STAFOC (Special Task Force On Organised Crime) and Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for the success in arresting the men involved in kidnapping of Indian national on January 31. Victim is safe,” he tweeted.
– BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR: The Serious Crimes Division (D9) of the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent yesterday arrested four local men in connection with the kidnapping of an Indian national in Sentul here last Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur CID chief SAC Zainuddin Ahmad said the four suspects were nabbed in three raids in Ipoh, Perak; Sungai Buloh, Selangor; and Jalan Masjid India here.
“In the first raid at 12.30am, two suspects, aged 23 and 24, were picked up in front of a cinema in Ipoh, Perak, while the other two, aged 23 and 25, were nabbed in Sungai Buloh at 5.40am and the premises of a cargo company in Jalan Masjid India here at 1.15pm.
“Initial investigations found that the fourth suspect, who works as a driver, was the mastermind in the case … they kidnapped the victim to ask for ransom from his employer,” Zainuddin said in a statement here yesterday.
On January 31, the 39-year-old victim was kidnapped in front of a religious school in Sentul by three suspects travelling in a Proton Persona car.
“The suspects had intercepted the Nissan van, in which the victim was travelling with five other individuals, and introduced themselves as agents from the Indian CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation). They then pulled the victim out of the van and into the car, while at the same time pointing a pistol-like object at him, and sped off,” Zainuddin said.
He said on the same day, the victim’s employer received a call from the suspects demanding RM100,000 in ransom, which was later reduced to RM36,000, to release the victim at a location in Shah Alam, Selangor.
The employer agreed to pay the ransom by leaving the money under a tree in Shah Alam before being told that the victim had been released, Zainuddin said, adding that the three suspects had been remanded until February 9 to facilitate investigation, while the remand order for the fourth suspect would be obtained tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar commended the success of the team in arresting the suspects.
“Congratulations STAFOC (Special Task Force On Organised Crime) and Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for the success in arresting the men involved in kidnapping of Indian national on January 31. Victim is safe,” he tweeted.
– BERNAMA
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