SERDANG: The police have detained an 11-year-old Myanmar boy who allegedly faked his own kidnap to force his sister to pay a RM40,000 ‘ransom’ to enable him and a cousin to enjoy an Australian vacation.
The boy and his 23-year-old male cousin were picked up in Bangi near here last Monday.
Serdang police chief ACP Megat Mohd Aminuddin Megat Alias said the cousin who posed as a kidnapper had threatened to ‘sell’ the boy if the sister failed to settle the ransom.
He said following negotiations, the man agreed to reduce the ransom to RM20,000.
“Acting on information, we located the boy about 48 hours after the negotiation,” he told a press conference yesterday.
Megat Mohd Aminuddin said the suspects had planned to use the ransom money for a holiday in Australia.
He said the duo were remanded for four days to facilitate investigations. — Bernama