SHAH ALAM: A man known as "Imran", suspected of being involved in a travel service scam, was arrested on Saturday (April 25) in Selangor.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Shazeli Kahar said the arrest was made following reports received by police, with the case being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
"The suspect has been remanded for four days until April 28, with investigations being conducted by the Selangor Commercial Crime Investigation Department.
"It is also understood that the suspect is linked to cases in several other contingents, and we (Selangor police) will be collaborating with those contingents," he said when met at the Selangor Royal Run with the Police and Community programme at Elmina Lakeside Mall here on Sunday (April 26).
He said so far, only one report involving the suspect has been received in Selangor.
Comm Shazeli added that the amount of losses and the suspect's modus operandi were still under investigation.
"We ask for space and time to complete the investigation," he said.
Previously, police had been tracking down a man known as "Imran", who was suspected of being involved in a travel scam case that went viral on social media, including allegations that he had used his wife's identity for bank loan applications.
Earlier reports said the scam case involving an individual known as Imran Koyube drew public attention after going viral on social media.
The suspect was alleged to have been involved in fraudulent activities before, and is believed to have reactivated his operations using different identities and agency names while targeting travel service customers.
