Melaka: Police have arrested a couple suspected of involvement in seven housebreaking and robbery cases in Melaka and neighbouring states since January this year. Melaka Tengah police chief ACP Christopher Patit stated that the unemployed couple, aged 24 and 31, were apprehended in Kuala Kurau, Perak, on June 4.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, police received two reports on May 28 involving a housebreaking and robbery in the Melaka Tengah district, which were linked to the couple. Their strategy reportedly involved targeting homestays and stealing various electrical appliances and furniture from the premises. Initial investigations revealed that the couple was involved in three housebreaking and robbery cases in Melaka Tengah and four others in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, respectively.

Authorities have confiscated various items, including electrical appliances, household furniture, a gold bracelet, two cars, five pawnshop receipts, and five mobile phones. Investigations are ongoing, and the case is being examined under Section 457 of the Penal Code for housebreaking and Section 392 of the Penal Code for robbery.

In a separate development, a clothing dealer was arrested for allegedly firing a shot with an air pistol at Jalan Johor, Semabok, on June 8. Following intelligence gathering and a public tip-off, the 35-year-old suspect was arrested in Puchong, Selangor, on June 17. Police seized a black bag, a silver-black air pistol with the inscription Pietro Beretta Gardone V.T., a speed loader, and 30 ball-bearing bullets.

The suspect has been remanded for seven days until June 23 to assist in the investigation under Section 33 of the Arms Act 1960 and Section 427 of the Penal Code for mischief. The case remains under investigation, and the public is urged not to speculate, as it could interfere with the ongoing probe.