KUALA LUMPUR: A bag containing cash totalling more than RM500,000 remains unclaimed over a week after it was found in the parking lot of a mall in Damansara.

Selangor police chief, Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that as of today, the owner has yet to come forward.

"The luggage has still not been claimed, and we (the police) are still waiting for the owner to appear," he was quoted as saying to a Malay daily.

Previously, police had yet to confirm if the baggage containing over RM500,000 in cash belongs to a company as alleged by its company director.

Hussein said the director had not shown up to provide their statement so there is no way the police could verify their claim, adding that the money cannot be handed over to simply anyone.

On March 20, it was reported that a security guard at a shopping centre in Damansara found a bag containing cash in the parking lot.

Police investigations revealed the bag contained banknotes of RM50 and RM100 denominations, with a total amount exceeding RM500,000.

https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2024/03/1031782/one-week-rm500k-cash-bag-still-remains-unclaimed-says-police