KUALA LUMPUR: A RM30,000 reward has been offered to anybody with information leading to the arrest of the killers of 18-year-old Tunku Abdul Rahman College (KTAR) accountancy student Lee Khian Yip.
The reward was offered by bereavement services company NV Alliance Sdn Bhd during an open forum held at the college yesterday to discuss the recent spate of violent crimes against students.
Students and residents took the Setapak and Wangsa Maju police to task for various issues.
SOMBRE MOOD: Students, residents and others who attended the open forum at KTAR observing a moment of silence for Khian Yip who was hacked to death on Saturday by robbers.
One student, who only identified herself as HP, said security within the neighbourhood had “gone from bad to worse”, adding that snatch thefts and robberies were now normal occurrences.
“There are as many as two to three such incidents every week but when the victims go to the police station to make a report, they are discouraged from doing so,” she said.
“They are told that the incident was a result of their own carelessness and that they shouldn't trouble the police with 'small things' like that.”
Wangsa Maju Section 2 Residents' Association representative Lim Cheng Hock said the usual excuse given by police every time somebody tried to make a report was that they were understaffed.
“We don't want any more lame excuses like this,” he said to thunderous applause from the crowd in the college hall.
Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Fu Ah Kiow said every police station has to accept any report made.
“If you encounter any police personnel who give you nonsensical answers, you can either inform me or the district police chief,” he added.
“Give us the date, the name of the person as well as his or her police ID number and we will take action.”
Sentul OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Rodzi Ismail said anyone unhappy with services provided by police personnel could lodge a complaint with details of the alleged incident.
