The police are on the hunt for a BMW proprietor that fled with upgraded elements and equipment put in at workshop in Johor Bahru with out settling the RM38,000 invoice. A mechanic and his two workers had been left injured as they tried to chase after the fleeing suspect, in response to Johor Baru (North) police chief assistant commissioner Balveer Singh.
In an official assertion, Balveer stated a police report was filed by the 29-year-old mechanic who owned the workshop positioned in Taman Setia Tropika. The workshop proprietor claimed that the BMW proprietor despatched his automotive in on September 7, 2024 to be fitted with the elements that amounted to RM38,000, which the 40-year-old buyer agreed to.
The suspect then returned to the workshop with one other man the following day and requested to check drive the serviced automotive. Fearing the client may depart with out paying up, the workshop proprietor instructed his 23-year-old worker to accompany the pair.
In the course of the take a look at drive in Taman Bukit Kempas, the client stopped the automotive and complained of a sound coming from the boot. He then requested the accompanying workshop worker to test on the noise, and when the employee opened the door, the client’s confederate sprayed pepper spray and the duo sped off.
The workshop proprietor who witnessed the incident tried to cease the suspect by clinging onto the automotive’s facet mirror at a site visitors mild junction however was nearly hit by the suspect. In the meantime, one other employee tried to offer chase on a bike however fell off his automobile when the suspect allegedly crashed into the 29-year-old (a video of this has been circulated on social media).
Following this, the workshop proprietor suffered an injured elbow whereas his 23-year-old employee suffered eye irritations. The 29-year-old employee that fell off the bike suffered a fractured proper arm in addition to accidents to his knees and wrists. The whole lack of the theft estimated by the workshop proprietor was RM43,000.
The case is presently being investigated below Part 307 of the Penal Code for tried homicide, which carries a penalty of as much as 10 years in jail if convicted. Different costs embody Part 324 for voluntarily inflicting hurt with harmful weapons and Part 42(1) of the Highway Transport Act 1987 for reckless and harmful driving. The police are actively monitoring the suspects and people with data are urged to return ahead.
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