IPOH: A 26-year-old suspect was recaptured two hours after he escaped from police custody at the court complex here on Tuesday. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Sum Chang Keong said that A. Kaliswaran had escaped after he was charged with possessing stolen items and failing to produce a MyKad. ACP Sum said that Kaliswaran was handcuffed with 22 other detainees when he escaped. “We are investigating if there is any negligence on the part of the policemen,” he added. The case is being investigated under Section 223 of the Penal Code for negligence by a public servant.

Source: The Star March 22, 2017 09:00 UTC