KUALA LUMPUR: Four friends have pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court on Friday (June 7) to a charge of robbing a Bangladeshi man last month.

Two women, M. Nanthini, 26, and S. Lawannia, 28, along with two men, J. Thaneshh, 23, and M. Alagendran, 40, were charged with robbing RM400 in cash and a mobile phone belonging to Ali Sayed at the RHB Bank ATM in Brickfields at 9.31pm on May 12.

They were charged under Section 395 of the Penal Code, which provides a maximum imprisonment of up to 20 years and shall also be liable to whipping upon conviction.

In the same court, Nanthini, Thaneshh, and Alagendran also pleaded not guilty to the charge of robbing a Hong Leong Bank ATM card, which caused a loss of RM2,000 to another Bangladeshi man, Nasimul Hasan Naim, at Public Bank, Medan Hujan Rahmat, Brickfields, at 11.20pm on May 19.

The charge was framed under Section 395 of the Penal Code.

The three also pleaded not guilty to the charge of impersonating police officers for the purpose of robbing the victim at the same place, time, and date. They were charged under Section 170 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison or a fine, or both, if convicted.

Meanwhile, Lawannia and her friend, Nur Hikmah Abu Bakar, 20, pleaded not guilty in the same court to the charge of conspiring to rob the same victim (Nasimul Hasan) at a similar place, date, and time. The two women were charged under Section 395 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 109 of the same law.

Judge Datuk Nu’aman Mahmud Zuhidi allowed each accused bail of RM5,000 with one surety for each charge and fixed July 15 for remention.

Deputy public prosecutor Nur Shakila Mohd Shariff appeared for the prosecution, while none of the accused were represented. – Bernama