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Police bust ECRL cable theft syndicate in Kelantan, four cases solved

KOTA BHARU: Police have recorded four cases of cable theft from the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Kelantan this year, involving losses of approximately RM50,000. Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said the activity was believed to have been orchestrated by a local syndicate who took advantage of the time when the electrical system on the ECRL line was not yet fully operational. He said two local men aged between 20s and 30s were arrested last month and are believed to be involved in all the incidents. "They are believed to have been active since last February. Each incident involved the theft of cables and other equipment containing copper," he said. Mohd Yusoff said this at a press conference after the monthly assembly at the Kelantan Police Contingent Headquarters level for June 2026, here today. He said most of the incidents occurred in Pasir Puteh as the district has the longest ECRL line in Kelantan which is connected to the route from Terengganu. He said the stolen cables were believed to be sold at scrap metal buying premises in the state and discussions had been held with ECRL to improve security measures, including the installation of closed-circuit cameras and the hiring of security guards. Mohd Yusoff said district police chiefs involved in the ECRL route were also instructed to increase patrols in the area to prevent similar incidents from recurring. -- BERNAMA

KOTA BHARU: Police have recorded four cases of cable theft from the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Kelantan this year, involving losses of approximately RM50,000. Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said the activity was believed to have been orchestrated by a local syndicate who took advantage of the time when the […]

Man who stole KTMB cable jailed for three months

KLANG: The Magistrate's Court here today sentenced a man to three months' jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) cable last Saturday. Magistrate Nor Azilah Mat imposed the sentence on Railey Nasal, 35, and ordered the sentence to be imposed from the date of arrest. The man is accused of stealing 40 metres (m) of 16 millimetre (mm) track cable and 20 metres of 2.5 mm track cable belonging to KTMB, worth RM850, by cutting the cable. The offence was committed on the KTM railway tracks near Jalan Sembilang 8E, Jalan Telok Pulai, here at about 1.20pm on June 6. The accused committed an offence under Section 379 of the Penal Code which provides for a sentence of seven years' imprisonment, a fine or both. The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad Sulfie Abu Hassan, while the accused was represented by National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK) lawyer Izzat Dzulkafli. Previously, the media reported that a man was arrested while believed to be stealing cables in the railway area at Kilometer (KM) 36.215 Downline Klang. KTMB in a statement announced that the incident was uncovered when KTMB Auxiliary Police members who were conducting patrols together with the Taskforce D4 Team of the Criminal Investigation Department (JSJ) of the South Klang District Police Headquarters (IPD) received information about a disruption in the track circuit at the location in question. -- BERNAMA

KLANG: The Magistrate’s Court here today sentenced a man to three months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) cable last Saturday. Magistrate Nor Azilah Mat imposed the sentence on Railey Nasal, 35, and ordered the sentence to be imposed from the date of arrest. The […]