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Kidnapped businessman’s family member among 13 arrested in Johor

Published on 23 Oct 2024 4:44:43 PM

A relative of a kidnap victim was among 13 suspects including three foreigners arrested by a special Johor police task force.

Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said the 59-year-old victim
had 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 a special task force to investigate the matter and 13 suspects aged between 23 and 58 were arrested in various places in the operation carried out on Tuesday night (Oct 22).

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A relative of a kidnap victim was among 13 suspects including three foreigners arrested by a special Johor police task force.

Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said the 59-year-old victim
had 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 a special task force to investigate the matter and 13 suspects aged between 23 and 58 were arrested in various places in the operation carried out on Tuesday night (Oct 22).

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