No provision for theft involving private rented vehicles

PETALING JAYA: There is no appropriate legislation for cases of thefts involving private rented vehicles, and this is why it can only be classified as civil cases and referred to the magistrate, according to the police.

Bukit Aman Crime Investigation Department director Comm Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan said while most cases of car theft would come under Section 379A of the Penal Code, the Act, however, could not be applied to vehicles that were rented out.