Foreigner kidnapped over alleged affair rescued


ISKANDAR PUTERI: A 46-year-old Indian national was kidnapped from a hotel room here and blackmailed for RM5,000 after allegedly getting involved in an affair with a woman.

Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm M. Kumarasan said a report was lodged by the victim’s 30-year-old friend, also an Indian national, at about 11.08pm on Jan 19.

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