Cops hunt prisoner who vanished from parole programme

Sungai Buloh police said M Devan, 39, had gone missing from a parole programme in the Desa Coalfields area.

The parolee had been under a 12-month jail sentence at Kajang prison for motor vehicle theft, police said. (Bernama pic)

KUALA LUMPUR:

 Police are tracking down a prisoner who has gone missing from a parole programme in the Desa Coalfields area of Sungai Buloh, Selangor.

District police chief Hafiz Nor said the missing parolee, M. Devan, 39, had been serving a 12-month prison sentence at Kajang prison for motor vehicle theft.

He is suspected to have absconded from the supervision of the Wangsa Maju district parole and community services office in Kuala Lumpur.

Devan could not be found after a search by the parole office, and a check at police lockups and hospitals in Kuala Lumpur and Selayang. Devan’s family had also confirmed that the prisoner did not return home.

Hafiz urged anyone with information on the case to call Insp Ekmal Hasif Noor at 011-3539 6787 or the Saujana Utama police station at 03-6038 2222. - FMT