Police have denied robbing Chow Soo Meng, 36, when they arrested her at her shop in Sungai Buloh on Monday evening.

arjunaidi mohamed Speaking to the Star , OCPD Asst Comm Arjunaidi Mohamed yesterday denied that his men had stolen RM20,000 and several other items as claimed by Chow, who is eight months’ pregnant.

According to Arjunaidi, the police only seized RM15, 900 as part of the investigations.

Investigators suspect that the money, which is still in police custody, was likely proceeds from ill-gotten gains.

Arjunaidi confirmed that the police had indeed cut open the grille door of her shop when Chow refused to unlock it, but are probing into allegations that she was slapped.

“We will investigate her claims that she was slapped and if there is truth to her allegations, I will take action against those responsible," he told the Star .

NONE In her police report lodged on Tuesday, the mother of two ( right ) said that police had confiscated RM20,000, six bottles of liquor, cigarettes, mandarin oranges, several cartons of canned drinks, 30 SIM cards and her CCTV system.

She claims that when she asked for her RM20, 000 back, police had told her not to make a fuss or risk being rearrested.

Chow was released on Monday night after she was brought to the Customs Department in Kelana Jaya for unpaid duties on the liquor and cigarettes.

She has been asked to report back to the Customs Department on March 2.