Lorry driver pleads not guilty to cheating company owner of more than RM1 million

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39-year-old lorry driver M. Gopala Krishnan pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court in Melaka on Friday (Feb 16) to a charge of cheating a company owner of RM1.029 million last year.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 A 39-year-old lorry driver pleaded not guilty at the Ayakoro Sessions Court on Friday to

00:08 a charge of cheating a company owner of over RM1 million last year.

00:12 M Gopalakrishnan was accused of cheating 69-year-old Yap Ko Chang by deceiving the victim into

00:18 believing that he could help him secure a tender for the lease of an oil pump plantation

00:23 and dishonestly inducing the company owner to hand over the money.

00:26 The offence was allegedly committed at the Lendu Industrial Estate in Alor Gajah in June

00:31 last year.

00:32 The charge, framed under section 420 of the Penal Code, provides imprisonment for up to

00:37 10 years with whipping and is liable to a fine upon conviction.

00:41 The court said bail at RM10,000 with one surety.

00:45 Gopalakrishnan was also ordered to surrender his passport to the court and to report himself

00:50 at the police station once a month.

00:52 For more information visit www.fema.gov

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