SHAH ALAM, Nov 12 — The police did not find criminal elements in the disappearance of a bag containing RM1 million in cash from a bank in Ampang Point near here on November 6.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the police probe found that the case was more in the form of negligence from the handling aspect when closing the van door, rather than a conspiracy to steal or rob the money.
“It’s a genuine case, things were dropped and we can’t detect any element of crime either in the form of stealing or robbing the money.
“It is not a conspiracy but rather negligence, and for further action, the investigation paper regarding this case has been submitted to the deputy public prosecutor (DPP) for follow-up action,” he told reporters here today.
Hussein said the case was confirmed to have no criminal elements based on testimony from several witnesses, CCTV footage from where the money was collected from a bank in Ampang Point, and the route of the security van until the final destination — a bank in Kuala Lumpur — where two security guards boarding the van noticed the back door of the vehicle open and a bag missing.
He said the two security guards, who were previously detained in Ampang at 10pm on the day of the incident to assist in the investigation, had been released on police bail on Sunday.
“The money is in the custody of police and we are waiting for the DPP’s decision before the bag containing cash amounting to RM1,071,000 is returned to its owner,” he said.
The media previously reported that the police received a report on the loss of a bag containing RM1 million in cash at Ampang Point on November 6, which was found the same day along the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway by passersby.
— Bernama
