Investigation papers on alleged rape involving state exco member returned to cops for second time

IPOH: The investigation papers on the alleged rape case involving a Perak state executive council member have been returned to the police for the second time.

"It was returned for the police to furnish more evidence on the case, ” Bernama reported, quoting Perak police chief Comm Datuk Razarudin Hussain telling reporters here Friday (Aug 9).

He said the IP would be sent back to the state prosecuting director after the police had done so in two days.

On July 8, a 23-year-old Indonesian maid lodged a police report claiming she was raped by her employer at his home in Meru, Ipoh.

On July 13, Comm Razarudin said state exco member Paul Yong Choo Kiong had been examined by doctors as part of the police investigation.

Earlier, Comm Razarudin witnessed the handing-over of duties from Ipoh police chief from SAC Mohd Ali Tamby, who has been promoted as Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) Special Team Chief of Staff to his deputy Supt Mohd Nordin Abdullah.

Comm Razarudin also graced the conferment of rank to SAC Mohd Ali and SAC Anuar Othman, who has been appointed as the new Perak CID chief.

In another development, Comm Razarudin said the police had recorded statements from the drivers of two cars who were robbed of RM1mil worth of jewellery belonging to their employers on Monday (Aug 5).

Four men, masked and armed with machetes, robbed the two men of the jewellery they were transporting after ramming a lorry into one of their vehicles at Jalan Chin Hwa, Taman Chateau here, according to Bernama.

The police have identified the registration number of the car used by the suspect from a CCTV footage at the scene, Comm Razarudin added.