Melaka: Six Rohingya men were arrested for allegedly stealing aluminium formwork worth an estimated RM200,000 from a construction materials storage warehouse in Sungai Udang here on June 15.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Melaka Police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar stated that the suspects, aged between 18 and 38, who allegedly committed the gang robbery, were apprehended during Op Kargo on June 19.

The robbery reportedly took place around 2 am on June 15. The group's modus operandi involved tying up the security guard's hands and feet before making off with the aluminium formwork stored in the warehouse. Following this incident, the Special Investigation Division (D9) of the Melaka Police Contingent Headquarters Criminal Investigation Department initiated Op Kargo in the Kajang area of Selangor, resulting in the successful arrest of all the suspects.

Police seized two lorries, three sacks containing aluminium blocks, and two copies of sales receipts for scrap materials valued at RM27,440 and RM101,816. Dzulkhairi mentioned that all the suspects are set to be charged at the Ayer Keroh Magistrate's Court tomorrow under Section 395 of the Penal Code.