Tiada unsur culik dalam kes samun di Bangi

KUALA LUMPUR: The police have confirmed there was no kidnapping element involved in the samun case involving a restaurant waiter in Bangi Avenue that went viral on social media yesterday. Naazron Abdul Yusof, Kajang Police Chief, stated that his office received a report regarding the samun incident which was alleged to have involved the abduction of a male in his 20s at 5:16 am yesterday.

According to the report, the incident occurred at 12:40 am when the victim claimed to have been forced to enter the back of a vehicle before having his eyes covered and hands tied. The victim also claimed to have been punched and threatened to obtain money from his acquaintance through his four male suspects, resulting in a loss of RM1,100 in cash, a mobile phone, a bag, and some documents, according to the statement.

Naazron said the investigation found no kidnapping occurred, as CCTV footage showed the male leaving the vehicle without coercion and was believed to be familiar with the suspects before the samun incident occurred. Efforts to locate all suspects are underway. The case is being investigated under Section 395 of the Penal Code. Naazron advised the public to be cautious when getting to know individuals through social media and not to hand over ID cards, ATM PINs, or personal information to others.

He urged anyone with information related to the incident to contact the Kajang District Police Headquarters via telephone 03-8911 4243 or investigation officer Ghazali Zulkifli at 016-914 0758. Earlier this week, a post on Threads by an individual claiming his sister was kidnapped in Bangi Avenue by some men posing as police and asked for RM3,000 before being abandoned in Sepang.