Bold escape leads to rescue of orphans

Lucky break: The youth on a ledge of the apartment block after his escape, which led to the rescue of the other orphans.

KAJANG: It started with a young man’s daring escape from an apartment in Bandar Mahkota Cheras. This led to police uncovering a begging syndicate that exploited nearly 20 youths from an orphanage in Penang.

The victims had been brought from Penang and were forced to beg for money in the Klang Valley for about two years.