Two reporters of a local newspaper were questioned by police for two hours last night over a false report about a restaurant offering sexily-clad women to entertain patrons during meals.

Kuala Lumpur CID chief Ku Chin Wah, when contacted by Bernama , confirmed that the police had summoned the two reporters for questioning on the matter.

The reporters had claimed in their report that the service was reserved for members of the restaurant and it was provided only on certain weekends.

The newspaper had claimed that the information was obtained from an e-mail sent to the daily and that the reporters, after a month-long stakeout, had smuggled themselves into the restaurant to be among the VIPs.

Restaurant does not exist

Ku said investigations showed that such a restaurant did not exist and that the picture the reporters had used had been obtained over the Internet and was of a restaurant in a neighbouring country.

He said the case was being investigated under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 for the publication of false news with malicious intent.

In another development, Sabah special branch deputy chief ACP Rosdi Ramli died early today at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar, believed to be of a heart attack.

Kota Setar district police chief ACP Abdul Ghafar Rajab said Rosdi, 54, died at 2.55am after he was rushed to the hospital when he complained of breathing difficulty at 1am.

Rosdi had arrived in Kedah yesterday evening to conduct interviews for the promotion of low-ranking police personnel here today, he said.

Abdul Ghafar said Rosdi's body would be flown to his hometown of Sandakan in Sabah today.

He said Rosdi had joined the police force as an inspector in 1975.