KL doctor held for nine days in jungle

KL doctor held for nine days in jungle

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A kidnapped Malaysian doctor has been
rescued after being chained to a tree in the jungle for nine days
and fed on bread and water, reports said on Friday.

A ransom of 500,000 ringgit ($13,158) was paid but the victim
was found only after police arrested one of the kidnap gang and
interrogated him, the Malay Mail said.

The weak and emaciated doctor was in hospital under heavy
police guard after being found chained by four padlocks in
secondary jungle near Semenyih southeast of the capital.

Mangsor Ismail, chief of detectives for Selangor state, said
the doctor's family was also under guard.

The Malay Mail said three kidnappers still at large had
threatened the family after one gang member was arrested and
about 125,000 ringgit of the ransom money was recovered.
"He (the victim) was treated worse than a dog ... it is a miracle
he survived," one police officer was quoted as saying.