Former priest, wife, and mother punished with RM2,000 fine for false police report.

BENTONG: Former priest R. Velayuthan, along with his wife G. Gunawathi and mother C. Parvathy, have each been fined RM2,000 by the Magistrate’s Court in Bentong. The three individuals pleaded guilty to lodging a false police report in order to make a fraudulent insurance claim. Magistrate Qasiratul Jannah Usmani Othman gave the instruction that if the fine is not paid, the trio will have to serve three months in jail.

The false police report made by Velayuthan claimed that his wife had been robbed by three masked men armed with machetes, resulting in a loss of RM16,000. However, the police investigation revealed that Velayuthan had actually orchestrated the plan to make an insurance claim.

The former priest was charged on July 17 at 4.53pm at the Karak police station. Gunawathi and Parvathy were also charged on the same day, with Gunawathi charged at 5.05pm and Parvathy charged at 5.44pm, for giving false statements to the investigating officer.

In Kota Baru, three brothers – Wan Mohamad Amirul Aizzat Mohd Noor, Che Aliff Afendi, and Wan Ahamad Syakir Idaham – were charged in the Sessions Court with robbing four victims at various phone shops between April 24 and July 17. Unemployed brothers Wan Mohamad Amirul Aizzat Mohd Noor and Che Aliff Afendi pleaded not guilty, as did their brother Wan Ahamad Syakir Idaham, who works as a labourer. The charges were read out before Judge Mohd Zul Zakiqudin Zulkifli.

The first charge against Wan Mohamad Amirul accuses him of robbing a 19-year-old woman and taking RM1,400 in cash in Kampung Kok Lanas on April 24. Meanwhile, Che Aliff was charged with robbing a 40-year-old woman at a shop in Kadok, armed with an axe, resulting in a loss of RM159 on July 14. Wan Ahamad Syakir and an accomplice still at large are accused of robbing and intentionally causing injury to a 29-year-old man in Melor on July 15. Lastly, Wan Ahamad Syakir and Che Aliff Afendi are accused of gang robbery with an axe against two victims, aged 20 and 40, at a shop in Kadok on July 17 at 6.30pm.

The court has set August 24 for re-mention and submission of documents. – Bernama