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Thursday October 28, 2010

Bank cashier charged with theft

GEORGE TOWN: A bank’s chief cashier was charged with stealing RM910,000 from his employer at Bishop Street here on Oct 18. The accused, Mohd Nasir Ismail, 46, was released on RM8,000 bail yesterday. Magistrate Nor Aini Yusof fixed Nov 22 for submission of documents. Mohd Nasir, from Sungai Petani, was charged under Section 381 of the Penal Code for theft which carries a jail term of up to seven years and a fine upon conviction.



Alleged thief: Mohd Nasir covering himself with a jacket while leaving the magistrate’s court yesterday.

The suspect, along with an administrative assistant, was detained by police on Oct 20 for allegedly stealing a total of RM1.5mil from the bank’s strongroom. It was reported that the administrative assistant, also 46, was released on police bail and has agreed to cooperate with police. The plot was uncovered when bank officials discovered the money missing and lodged a police report on Oct 19. A packet containing RM90,000 was found on the lower ground floor of the bank while another RM500,000 was recovered on the second floor. Police later retrieved RM860,000 from a bag at a bowling alley in Sungai Petani.