MELAKA – Police are investigating the report lodged by a man who claimed that his daughter was almost kidnapped while returning from religious class in Kg Krubong yesterday afternoon.
Melaka Tengah police chief Christopher Patit said in the incident about 6pm, the 6-year-old girl along with her sister and cousin claimed to have been approached by a man in a white robe and cap who was driving a silver Proton Persona car.
“According to the victim’s 45-year-old father, his daughter claimed to have been approached and invited by the suspect to get into his car. He then grabbed her hand to force her inside the car. However, the girl’s sister and cousin managed to intervene and rescue the child.
“The suspect then fled while the three children ran to their aunt’s house not far from the scene to save themselves,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Commenting further, Patit said the girl’s father also informed that members of the public provided two versions of the car registration number, but they could have been false as they were not registered to the type of vehicle used by the suspect.
“Checks by the Road Transport Department through its system also found that the vehicle registration numbers were registered to a blue Nissan Cefiro vehicle and Honda motorcycle.
He urged those with information to contact the nearest police station. – Bernama, June 18, 2022
