MANJUNG: A 24-year-old gardener, the leader of a gang of thieves, pleaded guilty to 11 charges of theft, mischief and trespassing at the Magistrate Court here.
A. Dinesh Kumar, of Gang Dinesh, made the plea after the charges were read to him before Magistrate Fakhrul Razzi Abd Hamid here on Wednesday (Oct 16).
Dinesh Kumar was slapped with four counts of theft under Section 379 of the Penal Code, one charge under Section 427 and six charges under Section 447 of the same code for mischief and trespass respectively.
He was ordered to pay a fine of RM22,500 for all the charges, in default three to 12 months in jail.
According to the charges, the accused had committed the offences between Aug 24 and Sept 27 in Sitiawan here.
The offences included trespassing into several homes, stealing some items and also breaking a car mirror.
Two of his acquaintances, M.S. Venuseran, 39, and A. Subhatara, 36, claimed trial to a joint charge under Section 414 of the Penal Code for intentionally helping to dispose of stolen properties on Aug 26.
They were allowed bail at RM2,500 each.
Subahatara also pleaded guilty to another charge under Section 414 of the Penal Code for keeping a stolen handphone on Sept 4.
She was sentenced to be jailed eight months from the date she was arrested on Sept 27.
Prosecuting Officer Insp Nurjihan Jaya prosecuted, while the accused were represented by lawyer Nur Shaqira Ibrahim from the National Legal Aid Foundation.
Last week, state police chief Comm Datuk Azizi Mat Aris said two men and a woman had been arrested on Sept 27 for suspected theft cases in Manjung.
