Former senior exec charged with 28 counts of cheating involving RM172,985
A Puvanesvari was charged in the Butterworth magistrates' court under Section 420 of the Penal Code. (Facebook pic)
BUTTERWORTH : A former senior purchasing executive pleaded not guilty in the magistrates' court here today to 28 charges of cheating and dishonestly inducing the delivery of goods.
A Puvanesvari, 51, was alleged to have deceived Altrapac Sdn Bhd into believing that there was a project for the supply of goods, prompting an agent for the company to deposit commission money of between RM1,000 and RM19,500 in 28 transactions totalling RM172,985 into four different bank accounts controlled by her.
She was charged with committing the offences at Vista Perdana, Jalan Bagan Jermal here, between April 26 and June 24, 2024.
The charges, framed under Section 420 of the Penal Code, provide for imprisonment of up to 10 years, a whipping, and the possibility of a fine, upon conviction.
Magistrate Aini Adilah Muhammad Faizal allowed the woman bail of RM1,000 for each charge with one surety and set June 6 for mention.
Deputy public prosecutor Siti Marissa Safina Saiful Adli requested bail of RM5,000 for each charge with one surety, but lawyer Teh See Khoon, representing Puvanesvari, appealed for a minimum bail.
Teh said Puvanesvari was no longer working and now relied on her husband's income of RM3,000 to support their three school-going children.
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