Man held over attempt to impersonate Perak Raja Muda

 

The 39-year-old man was detained at the Kota Setar district police headquarters yesterday and is under remand until Sunday.

ALOR SETAR: Police have arrested a man who attempted to impersonate the Raja Muda of Perak at the office of the Sultan of Kedah here two months ago.

The 39-year-old man was detained at the Kota Setar district police headquarters at about 5.30pm yesterday, and had been placed under remand until Sunday, district police chief Ahmad Shukri Mat Akhir said.

The suspect is believed to have attempted to impersonate the Raja Muda of Perak when he appeared at the sultan’s office here at about 11.30am on June 28.

“Based on the information received, the man appeared with two women and produced a yellow-coloured card when introducing himself.

“The business card carried the words ‘DYMM Raja Muda Perak Tuanku Tun Mamat Fadhil Duke of Royal Malaysia British bin DYTM Sheikh Tengku Lope Salleh of Royal Irish Fusilier Princess Victoria’,” Shukri said in a statement today.

Checks with the Perak protocol and ceremonies division, however, confirmed that there was no member of the Perak royalty who went by that name, title and identity card number, he said, adding that police were also looking for the two women who accompanied the suspect.

The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code. - FMT