NILAI: Police are investigating a bizarre theft involving 30 cremation urns allegedly stolen from niches at a local memorial park columbarium. District OCPD Supt Johari Yahya confirmed that those behind the heist have reportedly contacted the park's management to demand a ransom for their return. "Our investigations so far have shown that one suspect had contacted the management on WhatsApp using a foreign number claiming that he found the urns. "However, he then demanded payment for the return of the urns," he said in a statement on Tuesday (March 17). The incident follows a similar report on March 9, where intruders allegedly broke into a memorial park in Kulai, Johor, and made off with more than 20 urns from a columbarium rack.

Source: The Star March 17, 2026 06:41 UTC