KUALA LUMPUR: A note pleading for help led to the rescue of a 21-year-old Indonesian maid who had been locked up on the balcony of a condominium in Petaling Jaya. Only given a pillow and a mattress, the victim suffered whenever it rained. Her anguish ended when a team from Bukit Aman CID Anti-Trafficking in Persons and...
Don’t fall for investment schemes on social media, says CCID director
KUALA LUMPUR: Most investment schemes advertised on social media are scams and should not be believed, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said regardless of the platform, the schemes advertised are typically scams designed to dupe people. "Don't believe the investment schemes being advertised on social media. ALSO...
Disabled ehailing driver gives statement on alleged assault to Bukit Aman
KUALA LUMPUR: The disabled ehailing driver who claims he was assaulted by a member of a VIP's security detail has been called up to Bukit Aman to have his statement recorded. Ong Ing Keong, 46, arrived together with Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) representatives Latheefa Koya and N. Surendran at 10.40am on Wednesday (June 5). They were there...
I filed police report to stop Ebit Lew, says witness
TENOM: The ninth witness in the sexual harassment trial of Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew or Ebit Lew told the Magistrate's Court here that she filed a police report to stop the preacher's actions and prevent further victims. The woman, in her forties, said that initially, she and her husband did not want to lodge a police...
Johor police want Bukit Aman to suspend cops accused of extortion at BSI
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Johor police will recommend that Bukit Aman suspend the two policemen who allegedly extorted money from travellers at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex near the Causeway. State police chief Comm M. Kumar said the matter must be taken seriously as two separate allegations have surfaced against the same policemen. “At...
Bukit Aman detects new phishing technique involving SMS
KUALA LUMPUR: A new phishing technique has been detected by Bukit Aman involving zones created by a planted base transceiver station (BTS). Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said that a telco company had informed Bukit Aman of the new technique, saying that scammers are able to send fake...
Cops looking into claim that Indian drug lord is Malaysian
PETALING JAYA: The Royal Malaysia Police is seeking more information from the Indian authorities regarding allegations by a senior investigative journalist that an "Indian drug kingpin" is a Malaysian citizen. According to Sinar Harian, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said so far, police have not received any information on it. He said checks with...
Bukit Aman leaving it to SC to probe company belonging to celebrity’s husband
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman is leaving it to the Securities Commission (SC) to investigate the company belonging to the husband of celebrity Heliza Helmi. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the police are aware of the SC's action in listing the company under the investor alert list. "We...
RM3,300 cash found on traffic cop carrying out anti-drink driving ops
PETALING JAYA: An internal investigation has been initiated into a traffic policeman who was found carrying RM3,313 in cash while on duty. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that an inspection was conducted by the Bukit Aman integrity and standards compliance department on police from Petaling Jaya who were carrying out an anti-drink...
‘Hot Daddy’ porn probe: Six more women nabbed by Bukit Aman
KLANG: Police have arrested six more women in their ongoing probe into the man who sold videos of himself having sex with more than 20 women. Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, at a press conference after a townhall meeting at the Hokkein Association building here, said that the arrests were...