'SIAN M'SIAN FUGITIVE SOOSAI NABBED BY INDIAN POLICE TECHNOLOGY

By P. Vijian

CHENNAI, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysian fugitive Michael Soosai, the alleged
master fraudster who faked his death in Malaysia about a decade ago, and was
linked to the murder of a Malaysian in south India, was tracked down by
sophisticated technology.

Following a slick three-month operation, the 47-year-old fugitive was nabbed at
a Chennai hotel last Thursday, Coimbatore Police Commissioner C. Sylendra Babu
told Bernama Tuesday.

He said a special Cyber Crime Cell meticulously monitored Soosai's movements
using technology which tracked his mobile numbers to the vehicles he was
travelling in.

"He did not realise that we were tracking him...he was surprised when we
detained him at the hotel.

"He moved from place to place, he was in Nepal, Bhopal and Goa and always
carried his booty with him as he never trusted any one," added Sylendra.

Last Thursday, Coimbatore police nabbed Soosai, his wife and three children, and
also seized a kilogramme of gold, two laptops and several mobile phones.

According to investigators, Soosai based himself in the state of Andra Pradesh
and slipped out to executive fraudulent activities in other states, often luring
his victims on the pretext of securing lucrative jobs overseas.

"He stayed at star (posh) hotels to avoid the police (detection) and often lured
his clients by promising them respectable jobs overseas, only to disappear with
their money.

"After completing his mission, he throws away his mobile sim card and returns to
Andra Pradesh," said Sylendra.

Soosai, wanted for a series of frauds amounting to nearly RM1 million and a
murder in South India, had been eluding the Malaysian police for almost a
decade.

He was alleged to have murdered a Malaysian, N. Subramaniam, in Cheyyur, in
Kancipuram district 2002.

Soosai's children -- two sons (aged seven and three) and a 15-year-old daughter,
are being held in a government juvenile custody centre in Coimbatore.

He had allegedly faked his death in Malaysia and later disappeared from the
police radar for years, but continued to challenge the Malaysian police to
arrest him.
-- BERNAMA



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