Casanova caught at last

KUALA LUMPUR: A Casanova on the police ‘wanted list’ for fleecing victims of cash and valuables was arrested after a two-year hunt.

The theme park executive was with his Sri Lankan wife and six-month-old child at a house in Taman Midah, Cheras, when police showed up at about 9a.m.

The 37-year-old suspect was detained to facilitate investigations into several cheating cases involving young women, mostly air stewardesses.

Initial police investigations revealed the victims were conned into parting with substantial amounts of money and valuables, worth tens of thousands of ringgit.

The suspect gained the trust of his victims after proposing marriage and promise of a better life.

He would then sweet-talk them into parting with their money and valuables to settle “outstanding debts”.

Cheras police chief ACP Rusli Mohamed confirmed the arrest of the suspect and his wife’s relative but declined to elaborate.

It is learnt that in 2005, the Casanova went into hiding in Sri Lanka after his victims lodged police reports against him. There, he married a Sri Lankan woman and planned to settle down. Two months ago, the man and his family arrived here for a vacation and police were tipped off on his whereabouts.

Bernama