KUALA LUMPUR: Police have confirmed that a prison inmate receiving treatment at the Sungai Buloh Hospital escaped at 3.56pm today.
Sungai Buloh police chief Hafiz Nor said a report was received from the hospital, via the MERS 999 line, that an inmate was missing from his bed and was believed to have escaped.
He said the inmate, known as A Kalai Kumar, 27, had eight prior criminal offences, including four for narcotics.
“Police are actively tracking down the inmate,” he said in a statement today.
Hafiz also appealed to members of the public with any information about the inmate to immediately report it to the Sungai Buloh police headquarters at 03-6156 1222 or to go to the nearest police station.