Cops nab prime suspect in schoolgirl's 'abduction'
Nur Darleen (in purple) returning to her parents.
KAJANG: Police have arrested the prime suspect behind the “abduction” of a 15-year-old girl in Bandar Tun Hussein Onn in Cheras here.
Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Kajang district police headquarters raided a house in Taman Koperasi Maju Jaya, Cheras, and arrested a 27-year-old former convict at about 3.30pm on Monday.
Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Othman Nanyan said Thursday the suspect was an unemployed heroin addict involved in two previous drug cases.
“We confiscated a parang, a blue motorcycle helmet, a sling bag, a pair of white shoes, a red Modenas motorcycle, keys and a brown wallet.
“We found a MyKad registered under his name, and another MyKad registered under the name of a person wanted for a robbery in Batu 9 on Sept 24.
“We recovered six sim cards, one of which belongs to the Batu 9 robbery victim,” he said, adding that police are investigating if he was involved in other crimes.
ACP Othman said police are tracking down the man’s accomplice, who was with him at the time of the “abduction” on Sept 22.
He said police are investigating the case from all angles.
Nur Darleen Dazeera Azhar, 15, was reportedly waiting for her school van at about 7am that day when two men came on a motorcycle and took her away.
The teenager was brought back to her home at about 2.20pm after a passer-by spotted her walking alone near the Aeon Big supermarket here.
Meanwhile, ACP Othman said an Indonesian national was detained after he bought stolen items from the prime suspect.
He said police picked the man up for investigations after raiding a house in Taman Minang Ria, Batu 9, at about 5.30pm Wednesday.
“We confiscated three watches, a Samsung tablet, one external hard drive and a mobile phone," ACP Othman Nanyan said.
“The man’s passport had expired,” he added.
