Police are searching for a man who robbed a convenience store worker at gunpoint in Kuala Lumpur today. (Threads pic)PETALING JAYA: Police are hunting for a man who robbed a convenience store worker at gunpoint in Taman Wahyu, Kuala Lumpur, early today.Sentul police chief Basri Sagoni said the store manager lodged a report at 10.01am after being alerted by his Bangladeshi worker."The suspect took several food items from the shelves and placed them in a bag before approaching the payment counter."He then ordered the victim to open the point-of-sale cash drawer containing the day’s sales proceeds and threatened him with a pistol," he said in a statement.The incident gained public attention after Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng shared CCTV footage of the robbery on Threads, urging police to take action.Basri also said the suspect wore a grey hoodie and trousers, a black MS helmet and carried a black sling bag during the robbery.He added that the suspect escaped on a motorcycle with registration number WC357T, and the total losses were estimated at RM1,052.The case is being investigated under Section 397 of the Penal Code for robbery or attempted robbery with a deadly weapon.
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