Wednesday June 3, 2009
Actor flees Jais raid on fiancee’s home without his clothes
Compiled by BEH YUEN HUI, YENG AI CHUN and A. RAMAN
A TV actor tried to make a quick escape – minus his clothes – when Selangor Religious Department (Jais) officers raided his fiancee’s apartment in Petaling Jaya, reported Harian Metro.
The 20-something actor, who appears in a mystic and horror TV series, managed to climb to the next unit’s balcony on the fifth floor at 3am recently.
Five Jais officers raided the apartment after receiving complaints from neighbours that the actor and his fiancee would meet up frequently at her home.
The woman, also in her 20s and an assistant producer in the TV series, told the officers that she lived alone.
The woman, who was dressed in a sleeveless top and skimpy shorts, allowed officers into her room where they found a pair of men’s trousers and shirt.
Jais Special Force Unit chief Shahrom Maarop said: “Further inspection found signs that a person had exited through the balcony.”
The officers then went next door and found a few male foreigners living in the apartment.
One of the officers spotted a man who had wrapped himself with the curtains near the balcony.
“Officers questioned the actor who tried to pose as one of the foreigners. But the ruse did not work as his accent and skin colour were different from the occupants.
“The actor finally admitted that he had been sleeping at the woman’s home and that they were engaged,” Shahrom said.
They were detained for questioning and released on bail.
Parang-wielding robbers ransack car accessories shop
> A man nearly wet his pants when a group of robbers held a parang to his neck while he was closing shop in Jalan Chan Sow Lin.
Harian Metro reported that five robbers arrived in front of the car accessories shop in a Honda Civic while the victim and his friend were closing the shop’s shutters.
The two men had parangs held to their necks and they pleaded to the robbers not to hurt them.
“The victim said he was shivering and nearly wet himself being in such a situation. However, the robbers only asked them to lie on the floor,” he said.
The robbers then ransacked the shop and forced the two to hand over their valuables. The victim also suffered wounds on his face caused by the handle of the parang.
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