Kuala lumpur: The Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) detained two individuals, a Malaysian man and an Indian woman, in a special operation conducted yesterday at two locations, namely around the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 1 (KLIA1) and in Jalan Kuching, Kuala Lumpur.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the department's director-general, Datuk Zakaria Shaaban, stated that the local man was apprehended at the KLIA exit inspection counter after he was detected using another individual's Indian passport to leave Malaysia. "The inspection results revealed that the suspect was actually a Malaysian and was believed to be using an Indian passport, which was suspected of having forged his identity on the passport's biodata page or using a passport belonging to another individual," he said in a statement.
Zakaria further explained that the man's detention led to the arrest of an Indian woman at a residence in Jalan Kuching. She was suspected of overstaying in the country. During the raid, the woman attempted to flee with the male suspect's MyKad but was successfully stopped by the operations team. Initial checks revealed that the Indian woman had overstayed. The operations team seized two copies of her Indian passport, a boarding pass, and a mobile phone for further investigation.
The local man is being investigated under Section 12(1)(b) of the Passport Act 1966, while the Indian woman is being investigated under Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 and Regulation 25(1) of the National Registration Regulations 1990. Zakaria added that both suspects had been taken to the Putrajaya Immigration Office for further action, while two other Malaysian individuals were given notice to appear at the office to assist in the investigation.
The operation was carried out by a team of officers and personnel of various ranks from the Intelligence and Special Operations Division at the Immigration headquarters, along with a team from the National Registration Department (JPN) in Putrajaya, in collaboration with officers from the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS).