MRT thief braved 750-volt power rail to steal cables


PETALING JAYA: The suspected MRT cable thief who was apprehended by RapidKL auxiliary police on Wednesday (Jan 23) could have been fatally electrocuted by 750 volts of electricity when he intruded onto the tracks.

RapidKL MRT chief operating officer Azmi Mohd Zain said the suspect had built an illegal makeshift ladder in an unfenced section along the 51km Sungai Buloh-Kajang line to climb onto the tracks.

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