Malacca police arrest 'Queen Mother'
Malacca police today arrested a woman claiming to be a 'Queen Mother' to facilitate investigations into the organising of an unrecognised ceremony to be held at Sungai Rambai in Jasin tomorrow (Jan 9).
Jasin district police chief DSP Sampornak Ismail said the woman, in her 40s, was arrested along with her husband, also in his 40s, at their home in Sungai Rambai about 2pm.
Sampornak said police investigated the case after receiving reports from members of the public who got an invitation to the event scheduled for 2pm tomorrow.
"We suspected something was amiss with this ceremony, so we formed a task force to investigate. We have conducted raids (at the suspect's house) and some equipment were seized for investigation," he told reporters in Jasin today.
Sampornak said police were still investigating the details of the event and advised people not to attend the ceremony.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 419 of the Penal Code for cheating by way of impersonation, and urged anyone with information about the case to contact the police.
- Bernama
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