KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) — Four men armed with two pistols made off with about 15 kilogrammes of gold jewellery worth RM9.7 million in a robbery at a goldsmith shop in Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Brickfields here, this morning.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said in the incident at about 11am, the suspects also made off with a shotgun belonging to the premises’ security guard along with a bullet.
“Efforts to trace the suspects are ongoing,” he said in a statement today.
Fadil said the case is being investigated under Sections 395 and 397 of the Penal Code for gang and armed robbery.
Members of the public with information regarding the incident are asked to contact the Brickfields Police Hotline at 03-2297 9222, the Kuala Lumpur Police Hotline (03-2115 9999) or the nearest police station.
Earlier, a three-minute video went viral on social media showing a suspect wearing a black helmet storming the premises carrying a sledgehammer and a firearm.
— BERNAMA