PETALING JAYA: A manager of a tahfiz is being investigated for kidnapping following allegations that he took his wife to Kelantan and locked her inside a homestay after she refused to go with him for a holiday there.
The 38-year-old woman, who is the man’s third wife, had apparently also refused to register the status of their marriage, said Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail.
He said the woman was approached by two unidentified men on Oct 12 at an apartment in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, who told her that her husband had been waiting for her at a nearby stairway.
After meeting with her husband there, she was then taken to a car before being driven to Kelantan against her will.
In a statement yesterday, ACP Mohd Azam said the woman was then locked up in a homestay in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan.
“At around 12.30am on Oct 13, the complainant escaped from the homestay while the husband was asleep.
“She then made her way to a police station to lodge a report.
“The wife had escaped alone and was brought to the police station after villagers assisted her,” he said.
Following the report, police arrested two men on Oct 19 in Taman Ampang, Selangor.
“The first man, aged 39, works as a tahfiz manager and is the complainant’s husband. The second is a 30-year-old man who works as a tahfiz school assistant.”
Three handphones were also seized by the police during the arrest.
Both men have been remanded until Oct 24.
Police are still on the hunt for two more suspects.
The case is being investigated for kidnapping under Section 365 of the Penal Code.
