Five Pakistani Nationals Arrested in Connection With Robbery of Police ASP

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Five Pakistani nationals, including two women, have been arrested to assist in investigations into an armed robbery involving a sharp weapon that left a senior police officer injured at a petrol station in Permatang Pauh here last Tuesday.

The suspects, aged between 23 and 45, were arrested in several separate raids in the capital from yesterday until early this morning.

During the raids, police also seized several items, including a Perodua Aruz believed to have been used in the incident, mobile phones, cash and other belongings.

It is understood that all the suspects will be brought before the Bukit Mertajam Magistrates’ Court this afternoon for a remand order.

Media reports yesterday revealed that a group of four individuals allegedly used a tactic of soliciting monetary donations from members of the public at petrol stations before robbing a man at a petrol station along Jalan Samagagah here.

In the incident, which occurred at approximately 11.30am, the 43-year-old man also sustained injuries after allegedly being attacked by suspects armed with a sharp object.

Seberang Perai Tengah District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Nik Aminuddin Raja Abdullah said preliminary investigations indicated that the incident involved two men and two women suspected to be foreign nationals from Central Asia.

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