JELI: Kelantan police are tracking down a man believed to be using a fake 'Datuk Seri' title supposedly from the Kelantan royalty.
Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the man in question is 56-year-old Mohd Fared Abdul Ghani.
He said a police report was received from a man who watched a YouTube video in which the suspect used the title while issuing a statement regarding the suspension of two Kelantan Boxing Association members on a local television station.
"Investigations revealed that the title was fake because the suspect has never been awarded one.
"Therefore, police urged members of the public with information about the individual to contact the Kelantan police headquarters at 09-7455622 or contact the nearest police station," he said during a Kelantan Police Chief Townhall Programme at Politeknik Jeli, here today.
In another incident, police detained a local man at a house in Jalan Genting Klang, Setapak in Kuala Lumpur on June 3, following a video that went viral, showing a Bangladesh national apparently receiving a 'Datuk' title from the Kelantan palace.
Muhamad Zaki said a report was lodged on May 28 after the complainant saw the viral video on YouTube, showing the Bangladeshi receiving the title.
"In the YouTube recording, the Bangladeshi, dressed in 'Baju Melayu' with a kris tucked at his waist, was seen receiving the title, although the Kelantan palace has never awarded such a title to him," he said, adding that the suspect would be remanded for three days. – BERNAMA