JOHOR BARU: Eight youths who previously pleaded guilty to unlawful confinement, criminal intimidation, extortion, and causing hurt to a 22-year-old man, have changed their plea. Muhammad Aqmal Hafifi Mustafa Kamal, 25; Ahmad Rushdi Jumadi, 23; Muhammad Nur Shafiq Abdullah, 25; Muhammad Haikal Zulkarnain, 19; Mohamad Amierul Hakim Shamsuri, 23; Mohamad Danish Hakim Kamaruddin, 20; Syamsul Hamiziey...
KUALA LUMPUR: A senior police officer with the rank of Assistant Superintendent, along with six personnel, has been detained for alleged extortion and molestation of a woman earlier this month. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said the 22-year-old victim lodged a report on Oct 7. "Previously, three local men were detained in the...
KUALA LUMPUR: A senior police officer pleaded not guilty to two counts of extortion in separate Magistrate’s Courts in Ampang, Monday (Sept 2). Deputy Supt KK Ravindhran, 52, was charged with extorting two electrical contractors, aged 42 and 50 years old, by sending a picture of a brutally murdered man via WhatsApp. The alleged offences took place...
KUALA LUMPUR: Borrowing money from loan sharks is already stressful, but a new wave of deceit has emerged as scammers now attempt to intercept payments from victims to these illicit lenders. One such victim is a 36-year-old who wanted to be known only as Ah Chung, who lost RM1,000 to a scammer after borrowing money for...
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...
