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General Veers
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Wednesday November 3, 2010
No escaping long arm of the law
KUALA LUMPUR: The law finally caught up with highly wanted conman “Datuk Kabi”, who is alleged to have been involved in at least 20 cheating cases. Following his arrest, “Datuk Kabi”, or his real name Kamaleshwaran Chitra_velu, has been detained under the Restricted Residence Act. The 30-year-old was picked up at his rented bungalow in Bukit Tunku on Monday night after being closely monitored by police.
Kamaleshwaran’s latest victim was a 56-year-old businessman from Klang who owned a manufacturing factory in Subang. The victim was involved in a long court wrangle before he managed to get back his assets worth nearly RM8mil two weeks ago. In the incident, the suspect had entered into an agreement with the businessman and within weeks, disposed of scrap metal worth nearly RM300,000 from the factory.
He allegedly used the money as a downpayment in concluding a sales and purchase agreement (for a property). It is learnt that Kamaleshwaran’s 35-year-old brother was detained and was also placed under the Act. Kamaleshwaran and his accomplices, who were often his family members, are known to rent luxury bungalows and cars to convince their victims to invest in non-existing projects before disappearing with the money.
They also issued bad cheques when purchasing luxury items. To avoid being traced by the authorities, the gang would frequently relocate. Last year, Kamaleshwaran and his brother were charged with nearly 25 counts of cheating in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Butterworth and George Town, with the cases still pending.
The brothers posted bail but are believed to have continued their criminal activities. The brothers were also charged in 2007 for similar offences but had jumped bail. Commercial Crime Director Datuk Syed Ismail Syed Azizan confirmed the detention.
