"They Stuffed Her In Luggage" — PDRM Reveals New Details In RM2 Mil Seremban Kidnapping
Bukit Aman has confirmed that a 31-year-old woman is the suspected mastermind behind the abduction. Six people have been arrested, and one suspect was shot dead.
The 16-year-old girl abducted in Seremban last week was hidden inside a suitcase to avoid detection, police revealed today, 15 April
The disturbing detail emerged as Bukit Aman's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) confirmed, as reported by Berita Harian, that a 31-year-old woman is believed to be the mastermind behind the abduction, which saw the victim's family coerced into paying the ransom in exchange for her release.
Police have since arrested six suspects, aged between 20 and 31, in Negeri Sembilan.
A seventh male suspect was shot dead by police in Klang yesterday morning, 14 April, after he attempted to flee by ramming a police vehicle. A pistol and machete were recovered from his car.
Image via Bernama/Harian Metro
During the incident on 10 April, the victim and her mother were at a salon in the satellite town of Seremban 2. The teenager had left to visit a nearby convenience store when she was forced into a vehicle.
Her mother, who was still inside making payment, alerted the girl's grandfather, who then lodged a police report. Soon after, the mother received a ransom call demanding RM2 million for the girl's safe return.
Police launched an immediate investigation, deploying Bukit Aman's D8 and D9 units. The victim was released the next day in Sendayan after the family paid the ransom consisting of RM280,000 in cash and gold chains.
Police said the kidnappers split into two groups to separately handle the ransom drop and the victim's release. They used a metal detector to scan the bag containing the ransom to ensure it wasn't bugged.
Police believe the suspects had knowledge of how to carry out a planned abduction, although investigations are still ongoing to determine whether they were involved in other similar cases in the country
Following the arrests, authorities recovered RM180,000 in cash and jewellery. The suspects are believed to have already spent RM100,000, reported the New Straits Times.
All six arrested suspects have been remanded for 14 days, while investigations continue under Section 3(1) of the Kidnapping Act 1961.
The victim's parents operate a car workshop and a bakery, while her grandfather runs a furniture business.
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