KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Police have taken statements from five individuals in connection with a viral video allegedly showing a policeman extorting a female Chinese national after she failed to produce her passport at a roadblock at Bulatan Dato Onn here.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — Police have opened an investigation paper on a viral video allegedly showing an individual being extorted by a cop at Bulatan Dato Onn here.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Ransomware and extortion cases in Malaysia increased by 37.5 per cent in 2022 with 11 reported cases across key sectors, said Palo Alto Networks.

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 5 — Police have arrested two men on suspicion of extorting a trader at a trading site at Jalan Kebun Bunga, here, set up in conjunction with the Thaipusam celebration.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) confirmed that it had not received any report of ‘push-pocket' and extortion activities in hotspot areas such as airports and LRT stations.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Police have arrested a suspected extortionist following a report by a second-hand car dealer yesterday.

SHAH ALAM, July 22 —  A total 220 extortion cases involving the disseminating of pornographic pictures and nude videos through social media sites were recorded in Selangor in the first six months of this year, involving losses amounting to RM50,000.

PETALING JAYA, July 17 — Two policemen were arrested yesterday for allegedly extorting a street light maintenance worker here.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — A local man who allegedly carried out extortion activities and issued death threats against several individuals around Petaling Jaya was arrested by police, yesterday afternoon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — A total 180 extortion cases involving the disseminating of pornographic pictures and nude videos were recorded in Selangor from January until yesterday (Nov 30), said Selangor Criminal Investigation Department chief, Datuk Fadzil Ahmat.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Six police personnel were detained for allegedly extorting members of the public around Serdang, on Wednesday.

JOHOR BAHRU, July 5 — Three traffic policemen from the Seri Alam district police headquarters have been arrested for allegedly extorting RM4,000 from a lorry driver at a roadblock.