PADAWAN: Police arrested a factory worker for lodging a fake police report claiming that he was robbed by two men on Monday (Apr 24).
Padawan police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the 20-year-old was busted after the police uncovered his trick to fool the authorities.
The suspect admitted lodging a fake police report because he had used his mother’s money amounting to RM3,200 to settle debts with a unlicensed money lender and gambling.
“Investigation found that the suspect’s mother had asked him to send the money to his grandmother to be used for building a house.
“The suspect then threw his bag and personal documents into Sarawak River after using his mother’s money,” he said.
Earlier, the suspect had lodged a police report claiming he was robbed around 7.45 pm while riding a motorcycle near Taman Sri Moyan, Jalan Batu Kawa-Matang.
In the report, the suspect claimed that two unknown men stopped him, punched him and held a machete at his neck.
The suspect also claimed the alleged robbers fled the scene on a motorcycle with his phone, personal documents and his mother’s money of RM3,200.
Abang Zainal said the case is being investigated under Section 182 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to six months or a fine of up to RM2,000 or both, upon conviction.
