KUANTAN, Oct 20 — Police have crippled four gangs suspected of robbing and stealing cables belonging to the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and Telekom Malaysia (TM) in operations conducted from October 12 until yesterday around Temerloh and Mentakab.
Temerloh police chief ACP Mohd Nasyim Bahron said in a statement that between September and October this year, two robbery cases at ECRL cable storage facilities and five TM cable theft cases were reported around Temerloh, Mentakab, and Lanchang.
He said 17 local men aged between 20 and 60 were arrested during the operations, with total losses incurred by ECRL and TM estimated at RM75,000.
“The first group, known as Geng Ravi, was crippled through operations from October 12 to October 15. Investigations revealed the gang is also believed to be involved in several iron and cable theft cases at project sites and factories abandoned by their owners since July this year, while police are tracking down two other suspects who remain at large,” he said.
