Five suspects nabbed over kidnapping of Nayati
BernamaPublished: May 9, 2012 12:50 PM | Updated: May 9, 2012 6:57 PM
Four men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the kidnap of 12-year-old Dutch national Nayati Shamelin Moodliar late last month.
Four men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the kidnap of 12-year-old Dutch national Nayati Shamelin Moodliar late last month.
The suspects, aged between 18 and 40, have been remanded for two weeks to facilitate investigations.
From the suspects, the police recovered half of the RM300,000 ransom paid by Nayati’s family to the kidnappers to secure the boy's release.
It is believed the suspects were picked up by a special task force set up by the federal police to investigate the kidnapping.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Mohd Bakri Zinin told a media conference in Kuala Lumpur today that the police were in the midst of tracking down two more suspects, believed to have masterminded the kidnapping.
“From the information we have received so far, the duo have have slipped out of the country, taking along the other half of the ransom.
“We have enlisted the assistance of Interpol to nab the fugitives who are believed to have escaped to Europe,” he said.
Bakri expressed appreciation to the public for their information leading to the arrest of the five suspects.
“The success of the police has reassured foreigners that our country is safe from criminal elements,” he said.
On April 27, Nayati was walking alone to the Mont Kiara International School located near his house when he was kidnapped by three men in a black car.
The kidnapping saw the boy’s schoolmates appealing for his safety via social networking websites, and even Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak took to Twitter to express his concern.
Following negotiations with the kidnappers over the ransom demand, Nayati’s family paid RM300,000 to secure the boy's freedom.
On May 3, Nayati was released at the Sungai Buloh rest and recreation area.
- Bernama
The suspects, aged between 18 and 40, have been remanded for two weeks to facilitate investigations.
From the suspects, the police recovered half of the RM300,000 ransom paid by Nayati’s family to the kidnappers to secure the boy's release.
It is believed the suspects were picked up by a special task force set up by the federal police to investigate the kidnapping.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Mohd Bakri Zinin told a media conference in Kuala Lumpur today that the police were in the midst of tracking down two more suspects, believed to have masterminded the kidnapping.
“From the information we have received so far, the duo have have slipped out of the country, taking along the other half of the ransom.
“We have enlisted the assistance of Interpol to nab the fugitives who are believed to have escaped to Europe,” he said.
Bakri expressed appreciation to the public for their information leading to the arrest of the five suspects.
“The success of the police has reassured foreigners that our country is safe from criminal elements,” he said.
On April 27, Nayati was walking alone to the Mont Kiara International School located near his house when he was kidnapped by three men in a black car.
The kidnapping saw the boy’s schoolmates appealing for his safety via social networking websites, and even Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak took to Twitter to express his concern.
Following negotiations with the kidnappers over the ransom demand, Nayati’s family paid RM300,000 to secure the boy's freedom.
On May 3, Nayati was released at the Sungai Buloh rest and recreation area.
- Bernama
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