Senior citizen arrested in connection with fraud case

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LIMBANG: Police arrested a senior citizen here on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in a house purchase fraud case at Kampung Bukit Kota last September.

Limbang District police chief Supt Mohd Bukhori Saffai said the suspect, 70, was detained at 4pm by a team from the Limbang Criminal Investigation Division.

“Based on a police report, the suspect gave various reasons and until now refused to hand over his house keys to the victim even though RM7,000 payment had been made through a sale and purchase agreement in Kampung Bukit Kota.

“The victim paid RM2,000 in September last year and another RM5,000 in November last year to the suspect for the payment of the house,” he told the media yesterday.

Realising that he had been cheated of RM7,000, the victim lodged a police report in February. The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.