JOHOR BAHRU, March 5 -- Police arrested eight individuals, including a person with disabilities (PwD), for allegedly robbing a foreign manpower supplier using an imitation pistol in the Pusat Perdagangan Pasir Gudang area late last month.

Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said investigators received a report regarding the incident that occurred in the trade centre's car park at 1pm on February 24.

"Initial investigations revealed that the suspects had earlier followed a 45-year-old Pakistani man after he withdrew cash totaling RM500,000 from a bank accompanied by his wife at 12pm.

"As the victim and his wife were walking to their parked vehicle, they were approached by two unknown men. One of the men then pointed a pistol at th...