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Police recovered RM7.2 million of the RM20 million ransom paid by the family of a businessman kidnapped on Oct 13.

A man's good deed of giving money to a five-year-old was misinterpreted as an attempted kidnapping of the child.

Police said the foreigner, who introduced himself as a cleaner, suddenly went into the living room of the house and tried to grab the boy.

A couple and four others are accused of wrongfully detaining the Chinese man for a ransom.

Leang Win Son pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.

No pleas were recorded from the accused and the case subsequently transferred to High Court as kidnapping cases fall under its jurisdiction.

According to police, the group was suspected of being involved in kidnapping a male Chinese national and a local woman near Cyberjaya.

The public is advised not to make speculations that could interfere with the investigation, police said.

Based on the facts of the case, the man absconded with the two girls who were playing in front of their houses in a car.

Millions of Nigerian children do not go to school, as mass school kidnappings increase dropout rates.

Information minister Mohammed Idris said no ransom was paid.

Heavily armed gangs have taken over much of the capital and rights groups reported widespread killings, kidnappings and sexual violence.

The school children, some older students and members of school staff were abducted on March 7, in the first mass kidnapping in the country.

Criminal gangs kidnap school pupils seeking ransom payments, with authorities seemingly powerless to stop them.

TPNPB will return the pilot Philip Max Martherns to his family through the jurisdiction of the Secretary General of the United Nations.