The padlock used by the suspect to lock the victim inside her unit. — Picture courtesy of PDRM

PETALING JAYA, Feb 26 — Two men who locked a woman inside a Subang Jaya, Selangor condominium unit over the weekend for failing to pay her monthly rent have instead found themselves in the police lock-up.

The tenant, a 26-year-old woman, believed her landlord and his agent had padlocked the grille door to her rented unit at Pandora Residence in Tropicana Metropark at about 7.30pm Saturday, leaving her stuck inside for about 16 hours.

She was finally able to leave at 11.30am yesterday, after contacting her family who filed a police report on the incident.

“The victim was forcefully confined to her own home after she failed to pay the monthly rent of RM1,100 to one of the suspect. She was unhurt during the ordeal,” Subang Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohammad Azlin Sadari said.

He added that police tracked down and arrested a 44-year-old salesman and a 29-year-old real estate agent yesterday.

The case is being investigated under Section 342 of the Penal Code for wrongful confinement which carries a imprisonment for a term which may extend to a year or a fine which may extend to RM2,000 or with both upon conviction.