KLANG: Police have launched a hunt for a Rohingya woman, believed to the masterminded of the 'Jahan Gang', responsible for a series of robberies and burglaries in three districts.
Police were also tracking down the woman's three accomplices who have gone into hiding.
The gang was said to have committed the crimes around Klang, Kuala Selangor and Kuala Langat since February.
Klang Utara police chief Assistant Commmissioner Nurulhuda Mohd Salleh said the woman, in her 30s, was wanted after six of her gana members, comprising of three men and three women of the Rohingya ethnic group, were arrested in several raids around the district and Kuala Langat since Friday.
"The female suspect, known as Norjahan and the three men known as Md Alam, Rafiq and Hussin, are aged between 25 and 35 years.
"The group was also known as the 'blue Alza robbery gang' as they would drive that type of vehicle during their crime spree.
"Initial investigations found that the vehicle belonged to Norjahan," she told a press conference here, today.
Nurulhuda said besides jewellery, the police also seized watches of various brands, old Ringgit notes, various foreign currencies, mortgage letters, passbooks, mobile phones and a blue Perodua Alza all of which were estimated to be worth RM150,000.
Elaborating, Nurulhuda said the gang was known to target their victims at random at night or early in the morning while armed with parangs.
She added that all the suspects, aged between 19 and 50, were United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) cardholders and believed to have family ties including with the gang leader.
The police also believe that with the arrest of the six 'Jahan Gang' members, 45 robbery cases in Klang, Kuala Langat and Kuala Selangor have been resolved.
All the suspects have been remanded for 14 days under Section 395/397 of the Penal Code to facilitate investigations. -- Bernama