Kidnapped businessman’s family member among 13 arrested in Johor

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A relative of a kidnap victim was among 13 suspects including three foreigners arrested by a special Johor police task force. “The victim, aged 59, lodged a police report on Oct 13 stating that he had been kidnapped at his house in Johor Baru. Following that, state police together with Bukit Aman, set up...

Kidnapped businessman’s family member among 13 arrested in Johor

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A relative of a kidnap victim was among 13 suspects including three foreigners arrested by a special Johor police task force. “The victim, aged 59, lodged a police report on Oct 13 stating that he had been kidnapped at his house in Johor Baru. Following that, state police together with Bukit Aman, set up...

Six charged with kidnapping Chinese national

SEPANG: A married couple and four other individuals were charged in the Sessions Court here Thursday (Aug 15) with the kidnapping of a Chinese national for a ransom of USDT1 million (RM4.44mil) in cryptocurrency last month. The accused, Jun Hiong, 28; Law Han Wei, 28; Dhinnesh Tan Kin Yuan, 29; Jong Li Jiat, 25; and husband...

Motive behind Albertine’s kidnap still under probe

JOHOR BARU: Police are still trying to ascertain the motive behind the kidnapping of six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm M. Kumarasan said no new arrests have been made as of yesterday afternoon apart from the five suspects who were in custody. Asked on the motive and whether the five suspects were linked...

Three underage boys among four arrested for kidnapping, beating up teenagers

JOHOR BARU: Three underage boys are among four suspects arrested for allegedly kidnapping, beating up and threatening three teenagers here. Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh said the police received a report on Sunday (June 16) morning about three 14-year-old boys who were kidnapped from a supermarket in Skudai. “Early investigations found that a group...

Nine arrested in connection with businesswoman’s kidnapping in Johor

KULAI: Nine men were arrested in three states in connection to the kidnapping of a 30-year-old businesswoman here. Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar said the incident was reported at 3.13pm on May 16, when the victim was abducted at her home by three machete-wielding men. “The kidnappers had asked for a ransom of RM111,000. The victim’s...

14 nabbed over Sept 7 kidnap of Indonesian woman in George Town

GEORGE TOWN: Fourteen people, including two foreign nationals, have been detained in connection with the abduction of an Indonesian woman here. Penang police chief Datuk Comm Khaw Kok Chin said the suspects, two of them women, were arrested during a special operation dubbed Ops Scorpion Rantai following a report lodged at the Bandar Kinrara police station...

Cops rescue foreign woman kidnapped after business deal goes sour

KUALA LUMPUR: A foreign woman who was kidnapped over a halted business deal has been rescued by the police, says Bukit Aman. Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, at a press conference Thursday (Sept 21), said that the complete details of the case will be revealed by the Penang police on...