Nearly 80% of beggars nabbed in Kelantan are Welfare Dept aid recipients


Mohamad Md Nor (second, left) showing one of the 'props' used by the beggars who were detained through the state JKM Integrated Operation.

KOTA BHARU: Almost 80% of the beggars nabbed in Kelantan are recipients of monthly assistance from the Social Welfare Department (JKM).

State JKM Enforcement Division assistant director Mohamad Md Nor said, usually, they picked popular spots to carry out their activities such as the front of a bank, at the Muhammadi Mosque compound, Siti Khadijah Market and Laman Hijau.

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