Compiled by C. ARUNO, FAZLEENA AZIZ and R. ARAVINTHAN
A TEENAGER from China was believed to have been kidnapped by his fellow countrymen in Malaysia but was rescued thanks to the efforts of the Malaysian police, reported China Press.
The 18-year-old, whose surname is Ye, from China’s Guangdong province, was reportedly studying information technology in Singapore.
According to Ye’s parents, for reasons unknown to them, their son had travelled to Johor Baru from Singapore on April 30 and ended up being abducted.
The parents said they received a message on May 2 showing a video of their son being beaten up by a group believed to be Chinese nationals.
One of the men asked them for a ransom of 500,000 yuan (RM290,000) for the safe release of their son.
A few hours later, the kidnappers sent another video of Ye being beaten up again.
They threatened to kill Ye and sell his organs if the parents did not pay them three million yuan (RM1.7mil).
The parents, both based in Dubai, rushed to Malaysia and made a police report with the help of a local businessman.
Police launched an interstate operation and arrested a 23-year-old suspect from China at the Penang International Airport departure hall.
The police also managed to locate Ye in Kulim, Kedah, and rescued him.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a, it denotes a separate news item.
