21-05-2025
Terengganu man beaten up, left naked by loan sharks
Terengganu police chief Khairi Khairuddin said all the suspects admitted to conducting illegal moneylending activities around Kuala Terengganu since March. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA : A man in Terengganu was beaten up, stripped and left naked in the bushes after attempting to borrow money from loan sharks yesterday.
Buletin TV3 reported state police chief Khairi Khairuddin as saying the 24-year-old lodged a police report at the Kuala Terengganu police station yesterday.
He said a team from the commercial crime investigation department then arrested five men aged 16 to 39 years in a special operation from yesterday until today.
Khairi said the victim told police he had contacted one of the suspects, a syndicate member, via WhatsApp to obtain a loan.
'However, the victim was taken in a car, beaten up, stripped and left naked in the bushes near Bukit Khor, Marang.
'His personal effects, including his mobile phone, wallet and identity card were also stolen from him,' he said.
Khairi said all the suspects admitted to conducting illegal moneylending activities around Kuala Terengganu since March.
'We have seized two Proton Saga cars, five mobile phones and recovered the victim's clothes.
'Checks found three of the five suspects have criminal records,' he said.
Khairi said all the suspects have been remanded for four days to assist in investigations under Sections 5(2) and 29B of the Moneylenders Act 1951 for unlicensed moneylending.
