Iskandar Puteri police chief M Kumarasan said filing false reports is a crime punishable by up to six months in prison, a maximum fine of RM2,000, or both. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: A 25-year-old woman in Johor is under investigation for allegedly filing a false report claiming that she was raped by an e-hailing driver in his vehicle.
Iskandar Puteri police chief M Kumarasan said the false report was filed yesterday morning by the suspect, who claimed that she was raped and forced to commit carnal intercourse against the order of nature with the driver.
She claimed the incident occurred the night before, in the driver’s vehicle around Jalan Pulai Perdana in Kangkar Pulai.
“Investigations found that the complainant filed a false report because she had been scolded by her family members after returning home late at night,” Kumarasan said in a statement.
He reminded the public that filing false reports was a crime under Section 182 of the Penal Code, which deals with giving false information with intent to cause a public servant to use their lawful power to the injury of another person.
The offence is punishable by up to six months in prison, a maximum RM2,000 fine, or both, upon conviction.
