Unemployed man jailed, fined RM3k for cheating e-hailing driver
JOHOR BARU: An unemployed man was jailed for five days and fined RM3,000 by the magistrate’s court here for cheating an e-hailing driver with a fake payment receipt.
An unemployed man from Johor Baru has been sentenced to five days in jail and fined RM3,000 by a magistrate's court for cheating an e-hailing driver with a fraudulent payment receipt. The 26-year-old, B. Parameswara, pleaded guilty to deceiving Mohd Firdaus Md Naim by presenting a fake receipt. The court ordered the jail term to commence from the date of his arrest on Monday.
If Parameswara fails to pay the fine, he faces an additional month in prison. The accused duped Firdaus into believing the receipt was genuine, committing the offence at a hotel in Johor Jaya on September 17. The offence is punishable under Section 417 of the Penal Code, which can result in up to five years in jail, a fine, or both upon conviction.
Parameswara was represented by lawyer P. Rajagunaseelan, while Deputy public prosecutor Anis Shafeeqah Mohd Sharifuddin prosecuted the case.
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