BUKIT MERTAJAM: Police detained a marketing manager for lodging a false robbery report and losing thousands of ringgit in order to claim insurance.
Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) District Police Chief ACP Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said the man, 34, was detained yesterday after investigations found the report to be confusing.
“According to the man, in the incident on Sunday, when he was at home in Kampung Baru here, two men on a motorcycle robbed him while he was placing some items into his car and escaped with his bag.
“The man claimed that the items included his IPhone, a laptop, a branded tablet in the bag which the suspects took, all worth RM11,000,” he said here today.
He added police investigated the matter and found that the man who worked in an international company had lodged a false report and sold the items to others through the social media. – BERNAMA