KUALA LUMPUR – The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department is probing a case involving the loss of RM24.2 million from a fixed savings account, following four reports received in Petaling Jaya earlier this month.
In a statement, the department’s director, Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf, said the reports came from both the account holder and bank staff, who noted suspicious cash withdrawals in Kota Kinabalu affecting several savings accounts.
On Thursday, police arrested a 38-year-old bank employee in Kota Kinabalu after discovering that the withdrawals were orchestrated by a syndicate operating both inside and outside the bank.
“Investigations have revealed that syndicate members, both internal and external to the bank, collaborated on the unauthorised withdrawals – activities that could only be facilitated through internal pacts,” Ramli said.
Ramli also said that the account holders denied any knowledge of the incident and confirmed they had never been to Kota Kinabalu to make such withdrawals.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code, pertaining to cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.
Police teams are actively working to locate and apprehend the identified suspects, Ramli added.
During raids, authorities confiscated three mobile phones with SIM cards, eight ATM cards from various banks, RM4,400 in cash, and a laptop.
Ramli assured that the investigation will be thorough and conducted in accordance with the law, with the aim of bringing the perpetrators to justice. – June 15, 2024