More than 20% of robbery cases in Penang in 2021 were false reports

By N. TRISHA

Photo by LIM BENG TATT

GEORGE TOWN: With 21.6% of the robbery cases reported in 2021 being false reports, the police have cautioned that wasting their manpower and resources is a serious offence.

State police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said out of the 463 robbery cases reported in 2021, a total of 100 were false reports involving various motives including loss of MyKad and evading debts.

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