Police rescue kidnap victim within 48 hours after foiling RM7m ransom plot in Shah Alam
Malaysian police successfully rescued a kidnapping victim and arrested six suspects following a ransom demand of RM7 million. The operation was conducted by the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department in Shah Alam.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — Police rescued a kidnapping victim within 48 hours of his abduction after foiling an alleged RM7 million ransom plot and arresting six local suspects in a pre-dawn raid on a Shah Alam residence, CID director Datuk M. Kumar said today.
In a statement, he said the rescue was carried out by the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID), with support from the Bukit Aman Special Branch and the Selangor CID, after the victim was traced to a residential unit in the i-City area at about 1am today.
He said the case began at 1.30am yesterday, when a 46-year-old Malaysian woman lodged a police report stating that her husband had been kidnapped and that his captors were demanding RM7 million for his release.
According to Kumar, the victim was rescued within 48 hours of the report being lodged, underscoring the speed of the investigation.
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