04-05-2025
Man, woman who swiped RM111k worth of jewellery in Shah Alam gold shop caught and remanded
KUALA LUMPUR: A man and a woman who posed as customers before swiping RM111,743.55 worth of jewellery from a gold shop in Shah Alam have been caught and remanded for three days.
Shah Alam police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said the Shah Alam magistrate's court had granted a three-day remand order for both suspects until tomorrow.
"The Shah Alam police headquarters received a report lodged by the victim, a 26-year-old woman working as a sales assistant at the shop, on April 27 at 4.55am.
"Following investigations, Shah Alam Criminal Investigation Department arrested the suspects on May 2 at 3.20pm in Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor," he said in a statement today.
Iqbal added that police also seized mobile phones and the clothing worn by the suspects during the incident, besides recovering the stolen jewellery.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 380 of the Penal Code, which provided for imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine upon conviction.
Anyone with further information is urged to contact assistant investigating officer Sergeant Prabagaran Nair at 011-26294419.
Among the stolen items were two 916 gold rings and three 916 gold bracelets, weighing a total of 244.08g, with total loss estimated at RM111,743.55.
Previously, a two-minute and 21-second CCTV recording of the incident had gone viral on TikTok, showing a man and woman browsing gold bracelets and rings in the gold shop before pocketing some items when the sales assistants were preoccupied with other customers.
In the video, the woman suspect was allegedly wearing a gray hoodie with a face mask and white cap. Her male companion was allegedly wearing a red shirt, red cap and dark glasses.
