Duo posing as Datuk, Kelantan royalty arrested


KOTA BARU: The Kelantan police have detained a man believed to have been using a fake “Datuk” title and another man suspected of posing as a member of the Kelantan royal family.

Both suspects were detained after police received a report from the Kelantan palace on Feb 25 regarding an individual who was allegedly falsifying documents and posing as a recipient of an award with the title of “Datuk” from the Kelantan palace, said Kelantan police chief Datuk Shafien Mamat.

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