Johor police expose insurance fraud syndicate after brutal murder, eight arrested


JOHOR BARU: A brutal syndicate posing as insurance agents has been uncovered in Kulai, following the murder of a 38-year-old man last month to claim a life insurance payout of RM500,000.

Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar said that the syndicate had orchestrated the murder to appear as a road accident, enabling them to file an insurance claim.

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