Criminal intimidation: Contractor fined RM2,500

KUALA LUMPUR: A contractor was fined RM2,500, in default four months' jail, by the magistrate's court here today for making a murder threat on two people.
Magistrate Mahyudin Mohmad Som handed down the sentence on Muhammad Shahil Chopra, 37, who pleaded guilty to the charge.
The man, who has two children, was charged with criminally intimidating Nuriah Ibrahim, 43, and Shamikh Hussain Khan, 38, by threatening to kill them.
The offence was committed at a house in Taman Dato Senu, Sentul here, at 10 am last Nov 11.
The charge, under Section 506 of the Penal Code, provides an imprisonment for up to two years, or fine, or both, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Farah Adilah Noordin prosecuted, while Mohamad Shahil was unrepresented.
In the same court, parking attendant G. Navindharan, 25, pleaded not guilty to a charge with having a tattoo resembling a triad on his right arm.
The offence was allegedly committed in front of The Scott Garden, Batu 4, Jalan Klang Lama here at 1.30 am on May 7 this year.
The charge, under Section 52 of the Societies Act 1966, provides an imprisonment for up to five years, or fine of up to RM15,000, if found guilty.
Navindharan, who was unrepresented, was allowed bail of RM2,500 in one surety.
The court set Jan 16 next year for mention. — Bernama