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PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA: A 16-year-old schoolboy has been arrested for trying to extort RM5,000 from Sharlinie Mohd Nashar's parents for the little girl's return.
The boy, who made several calls, also demanded that the parents reload his mobile phone with RM200 in credit.?
The teenager from Bagan Serai was picked up from his house at 6.30am yesterday with the help of Perak police, Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm II Mazlan Mansor said.
This is the second arrest related to Sharlinie's case after a 27-year-old maid was detained in Johor Baru for sending false SMSes on Sharlinie's whereabouts.
Five-year-old Sharlinie went missing from a playground near her house in Taman Dato Harun here last Wednesday.
SAC Mazlan said the boy told the parents to pay the ransom money if they wanted Sharlinie to be returned unharmed.
The parents lodged a report immediately after receiving the calls, which were made over several days. The last call was made on Sunday, he said.
The boy was taken to the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters at 1.15pm and has been remanded until Friday.
SAC Mazlan said police were investigating why the boy demanded ransom and if he was involved in Sharlinie's abduction
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