Two Pakistani Married Couples Remanded Over Robbery of Police Officer
BUKIT MERTAJAM: Two Pakistani married couples have been remanded for six days to assist in investigations into an armed robbery involving a sharp weapon that left a senior police officer injured in Permatang Pauh last Tuesday.
The remand order against the four suspects, aged between 23 and 36, was issued by Magistrate Savinder Singh Jugindar Singh at the Bukit Mertajam Court today.
The court granted the remand order until November 17 to allow police to conduct investigations under Section 394 of the Penal Code.
Earlier, five suspects, comprising three men and two women, arrived at the court at 2.35pm under police escort and in handcuffs.
However, the court rejected the remand application against another man, aged 45, as he was merely the owner of the Perodua Aruz rented by the four suspects.
MalaysiaGazette understands that all five individuals were arrested during two separate raids in the capital between yesterday and early this morning.
The first raid, conducted at approximately 4.10pm yesterday, led to the arrest of a 45-year-old man at a restaurant along Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah.
Following this, a second raid at approximately 4.35am today resulted in the arrest of four other suspects at a boutique hotel near the first location.
Police also seized several items, including a vehicle, clothing believed to have been worn during the incident, mobile phones, cash and other belongings.
It is understood that the four suspects were staying in Malaysia on social visit passes, while the 45-year-old man holds a red identity card (MyPR).
In the incident at approximately 11.30am last Tuesday, the victim, a senior police officer holding the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was reportedly refuelling his vehicle at a petrol station when he confronted a man and a woman who were soliciting donations from members of the public.
The suspects were believed to have been dissatisfied with the confrontation and subsequently followed the victim to a petrol station in Samagagah, Permatang Pauh.
The victim was then blocked, leading to an argument with several individuals involved, before one of the suspects allegedly threatened him with a sharp object and took his personal belongings from inside his car.
The victim reportedly sustained injuries to his hand before seeking treatment at Bukit Mertajam Hospital.
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