KOTA SAMARAHAN: Afraid of being scolded for losing his wife's RM850, a man, 25, filed a false report about being robbed yesterday.
However, he was arrested for making a false report.
Kota Samarahan police chief Deputy Superintendent Jaimi Husin today said the man came to the police station at 8.22pm, claiming to be the victim of an armed robbery in Kampung Tanjung Bundong by two men on motorcycles.
He also claimed that he had been assaulted with a sharp weapon and that he lost RM850 in cash, three packages belonging to customers and a smartphone, said Jaimi.
"Our probe showed that the crime did not occur.
"The suspect confessed to filing a false report about losing his wife's RM850 while sleeping in a parking lot in Bandar Riyal.
"He made the false report to avoid being scolded by his wife."