Five suspects kidnapped a Bangladeshi man, asking for a payment of RM200,000

GEORGE TOWN: Police arrested five foreigners, including a woman, to assist in the investigation into the kidnapping and extortion of a Bangladeshi man in Shah Alam, Selangor yesterday.

Those detained consist of four Bangladeshi men and a Myanmar woman aged between 23 and 37 years.

It is understood that the mastermind of the group is 30 years old while the woman is the lover of one of the suspects.

Northeast District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Razlam Ab Hamid said, his party received a report regarding the kidnapping of the 32-year-old victim from his father last Friday.

He explained that the victim’s father, who works as a cleaner in this state, claimed to have received a video recording from the victim’s wife in Bangladesh which showed his son being kidnapped by an acquaintance and asked for RM200,000 as a ransom.

“The suspect also threatened to kill the victim if the family failed to give the money they requested.

“Following that, the victim’s family put a sum of money into a bank account given to the suspect.

“Acting on reports and intelligence, a police team from the Penang Contingent Police Headquarters, North East District Police Headquarters and assisted by Bukit Aman conducted a raid in the nation’s capital,” he said when contacted today.

According to him, the first raid was made in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur which led to the arrest of two men.

“Acting on the information of the two suspects, the police raided a house in Shah Alam and managed to rescue the victim.

“We also detained two men and a woman in the second raid.

“All the suspects have been remanded for four days starting today and the case is being investigated according to Section 365 of the Penal Code,” he said. – MalaysiaGazette