Cops rescue kidnapped foreigner before RM40,000 ransom paid


KUALA LUMPUR: Police have rescued a foreigner after he was kidnapped and held for a RM40,000 ransom here.

Sentul OCPD Asst Comm Beh Eng Lai said that the victim was kidnapped from Jalan Sentul Indah at around 7pm on Oct 7 and a police report was lodged on Oct 9.

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