KUALA LUMPUR: Police are looking for two suspects involved in the the break-in at Selangor FC defender Ahmad Khuzaimi Piee's residence yesterday evening.
In a statement today, Shah Alam police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim confirmed that police received a report about the break-in at 11.30pm yesterday.
The report was made by the victim, a 31-year-old Malay male who is a football player.
Iqbal said investigations indicate that the suspects allegedly used a white MPV car and one later fled on a Yamaha Y15R motorcycle, as depicted in some images that have since gone viral.
He also said police believe that the case is not linked to the earlier attacks on three other footballers in Kuala Terengganu, Petaling Jaya dan Johor Baru over the past month.
Iqbal said during yesterday's incident, the victim and his family members were not at home.
"Preliminary investigations show there were two male suspects. They arrived in a white MPV and one suspect left on a motorcycle and the other in the MPV.
"Losses are estimated at approximately RM15,000 including the stolen motorcycle and four designer bags, but no cash or other valuables were reported missing," Iqbal said.
Police are making efforts to apprehend the suspects promptly.
"We advise anyone with information to contact investigating officer Inspector Laymand Rayne at 014-6907071," he said.
Iqbal said investigations are being conducted under Section 457 of the Penal Code, which carries a punishment of up to 14 years jail and subject to a fine.
Earlier, Khuzaimi was reported to have lost his Yamaha motorcycle and other belongings after thieves broke into his house yesterday evening.
Khuzaimi also took to his social media accounts to share his predicament regarding the matter.
On May 7, Johor Darul Ta'zim midfielder Safiq Rahim's car rear windscreen was smashed by unknown assailants in Johor Baru, while Selangor FC player Faisal Halim suffered severe burns when two men on a motorcycle splashed acid on him in Petaling Jaya on May 5.
Another national footballer, Akyar Rashid, was earlier attacked in Terengganu in what is believed to be a robbery.