By NNN-Bernama,
Shah Alam, Malaysia : Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan said today he is awaiting feedback from the Indian police pertaining to the media reports there which alleged that some of the assailants involved in the Mumbai terrorist attack over the weekend had used Malaysian addresses to rent an apartment in the city.
“So far, no information has been given to us by the Indian government in connection with the incident and thus, the reports will stay as a mere allegations until evidence is produced.
“The Indian government said that they too had not received any feedback from Interpol pertaining to the incident, but they also have not ask for any help from the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM),” he told reporters opening a PDRM exhibition at the Shah Alam Gallery, here Thursday.
News report surfaced in India the assailants had used Malaysian addresses to rent an apartment in the Colaba area in the southern part of the city where they struck with AK-47 rifles and hand grenades.
There were also reports that a credit card issued in Malaysia was found on one of the dead terrorists.
On Tuesday, however, the Mumbai police said that so far, the ongoing probe on the worst terror attack in India which left almost 170 people dead, did not indicate any association with Malaysia.
In other development, Musa said of about two million police reports lodged this year, only 171,000 actually involved genuine criminal cases.
“The rest of the reports were mostly on domestic violence and cyber crimes which do not count under our crime index,” he said.
Stressing that the crime rate in the country was still under control, Musa, however, advised political parties, whether from the government or the Opposition, to be the best role models for the people by not indulging in illegal assemblies.
“Political leaders who organise illegal assemblies can be equated as criminals,” he added.