Johor police chief M Kumar said the 22-year-old male suspect will be charged under Section 365 of the Penal Code, for abduction or kidnapping with the intent to secretly and unlawfully imprison someone.

“The investigation paper has been referred to the Johor deputy public prosecutor’s office, and charges will be filed in court tomorrow,” he said in a statement today.

“The accused could face up to seven years in prison and a fine, upon conviction.”

Kumar also advised parents to closely monitor and supervise their children’s activities, emotional development, and physical well-being to detect potential criminal behaviour.

On Nov 27, he said the police had arrested a Chinese national and successfully rescued the 15-year-old girl in Kuantan, Pahang.

Kumar stated that the girl’s father, a 48-year-old Chinese national, had filed a police report about his daughter’s disappearance after she failed to attend school in Singapore on Nov 25.