Police: Missing influencer staged disappearance, fled to neighbouring country
Police believe the disappearance was staged, with the man allegedly conspiring with his 30-year-old brother to fabricate the incident.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the deception was uncovered due to discrepancies in the report lodged by the influencer's brother on the day of the incident.
Preliminary investigations showed that the influencer had allegedly submerged his wife's car in Sungai Lui before fleeing to the neighbouring country.
Raiz Mukhliz added that the influencer's brother had confessed to colluding in the act and had pretended to conduct a search operation to mislead the police investigation.
"Statements have been recorded from the brother, and further investigations are ongoing after we obtained the Order to Investigate (OTI) from the deputy public prosecutor.
"We have opened an investigation paper for lodging a false report, providing untrue statements, and conspiracy in this incident.
"We also suspect that the whole act was staged for personal gain," he said in a statement.
He added that police are investigating the case under Section 182 of the Penal Code for providing false information, and Section 109 for abetment in committing an offence.
He said that action will be taken against the two brothers, and reminded the public that lodging false reports is a serious offence that can undermine the work of the authorities.
"This kind of action can divert police resources and attention from real emergencies and genuine cases.
"The public is reminded not to misuse the police reporting system for personal or criminal purposes. Stern action will be taken against anyone found to be violating the law," he said.
It was reported that the man had gone missing after the Perodua Axia he was driving was believed to have plunged into the river on July 15. However, he was not found inside the vehicle.
Prior to the incident, the man and his brother had travelled separately from Johor Baru to Muar for business purposes at around 2pm.
He was last in contact with his family at 4pm the same day, before he reportedly went missing while on his way to a friend's workshop in Parit Jawa.
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