PETALING JAYA: A suitcase containing RM500,000 which was found in a shopping mall car park recently has been claimed by an individual, claiming it was part of a loan repayment from a friend.
According to The Star, the man who lodge a report with the Selangor police has told them the cash in the suitcase was part of two suitcases meant for the repayment purpose.
He had reportedly failed to notice the missing suitcase until the next day, having failed to load it into his vehicle when he drove off from the shopping mall.
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“It was only when he wanted to retrieve the bags from his car the next day that he realised the suitcase had gone missing,” Selangor police chief commissioner, Datuk Hussein Omar Khan was quoted as saying by the daily.
The man, a company director, had reportedly provided his statement on March 30, clarifying the origins of the amount.
He also expected to give more further statements to the police.
Despite initial delays, the director had fulfilled the police requirements by submitting his claim in Shah Alam before detailing the loan repayment scenario at the Damansara police station at 4.30pm on Saturday.
The discovery on March 20 led to the involvement of the authorities after a security guard first discovered the cash-laden suitcase.
Petaling Jaya OCPD Assistant Commissioner, Shahrulnizam Jaa’far @ Ismail said investigations is still ongoing with further testimonies and evidence.
