KUANTAN: A fugitive accused of carjacking a Honda City at a petrol station in Semambu here on June 3 has been arrested in Bentong, some 160km from here today.
Kuantan police chief Assistant Commissioner Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu confirmed the arrest saying the stolen car has been recovered.
"Yes, the suspect has been detained in Bentong. The missing car has been found," he said in a text message but did not divulge any further details about the arrest.
Meanwhile, Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman is scheduled to hold a press conference to provide updates regarding the arrest at the Bentong police headquarters at 12pm today.
It is learnt that the suspect in his 40s, who was detained at a house in Karak near Bentong early today has past criminal records and had previously served a prison sentence.
In the 3.10pm incident on Jun 3, the suspect who arrived at a petrol station on a stolen motorcycle coolly drove off with the red Honda City car with a senior citizen seated inside.
The 66-year-old elderly woman Napisah Muhammad, who was in the front passenger seat, put on a struggle before the suspect dropped her off along the road shoulder and drove off.