Eighth suspect nabbed in kidnapping case
SEREMBAN: Police have arrested an eighth suspect to assist in investigations into the kidnapping of a 16-year-old girl on April 10.
State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said the male suspect, who is in his 20s, was arrested in Klang, Selangor, around 3.30pm on Thursday.
'We obtained an order to remand him two days earlier today (April 18),' he said.
The suspect is being probed under Section 3(1) of the Kidnapping Act 1961.
On Monday, three local men and three women were remanded for 14 days in relation to the case.
The six were aged between 20 and 31.
The seventh suspect, a woman in her 50s, was arrested in Cheras on April 16. She has been remanded for 14 days.
On Monday, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) deputy director (intelligence/operations) Deputy Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said a man, believed to be involved in the case, was shot dead in a confrontation with police in Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang, in the early hours of the morning.
DCP Fadil had said that police tracked down the 21-year-old local suspect in Jalan Bayu Tinggi, Klang, before he attempted to flee.
He said the suspect was believed to be among those involved in the kidnapping of the victim and had demanded a ransom of RM2mil from the girl's family.
He said the girl's family had paid RM280,000, along with some jewellery, and the victim was released the following day in Sendayan.
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