IN bustling Klang, a seemingly ordinary day at a grocery store turned chaotic, capturing the attention of many online.
A video has gone viral, allegedly showing a daring robbery in progress.
Did this shocking incident truly unfold as depicted in the footage?
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South Klang OCPD Asst Comm Cha Hoong Fong confirmed this, saying that two women lost nearly RM50,000 in an armed robbery at a grocery store in Bandar Parklands on Monday (Feb 10) afternoon.
He said the machete-wielding man entered the store and targeted a 59-year-old female customer at around 2pm and threatened to cut off the victim's necklace if she did not cooperate and also kicked the woman.
"When the suspect approached the second victim, a 28-year-old store employee, she became frightened and immediately threw her necklace at the robber," Cha said in a statement reported by Bernama on Tuesday (Feb 11).
The suspect then fled the scene in a grey SUV with fake licence plates that was parked in front of the store, driven by an accomplice.
Both victims were unharmed, but they each lost a necklace valued at approximately RM50,000.
Cha confirmed that the police are actively tracking the suspects, and that the case is being investigated under Section 395/397 of the Penal Code for armed robbery.
A closed-circuit television (CCTV) recording showing the robbery went viral earlier in the day.
