KUALA LUMPUR: Police have not ruled out the possibility that suspects involved in a RM5.2 million diamond ring heist at a mall in Bukit Bintang on Jan 16, have fled the country.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Mohmad Salleh said police have however, sought the assistance of the Interpol to track down the suspects while security and entry and exit points had also been tightened.
“Police have already identified the syndicate involved and the suspects, especially the two women and a 10-year-old girl, who were involved in the organised crime,” he told reporters at a Crime Prevention Seminar at the Universiti Malaya campus, here, yesterday.
Mohmad said police had also distributed photo fit of the suspects to member of the public.
During the 3pm robbery at an exclusive jewellery shop in Bukit Bintang, the suspects had entered the premises, pretending to look at a selection of diamonds.
The girl had allegedly unlocked the glass showcase while the women distracted the three sales assistants by pretending to look at a selection of jewellery in a different part of the store.
It is learnt that the little girl had signalled the women to leave the store as soon as she had removed the diamond ring from the display case and returned the key at its original spot. — Bernama