GOMBAK: Police have busted a syndicate that issued fake medical certificates (MCs).
"On Nov 24, the complainant in the case, a doctor at a private clinic in Kundang, received a call from a company in Puchong to authenticate an MC which was handed in by a worker.
"No records of the MC were found, and a copy of it (the MC) was given to the complainant for verification.
"It was confirmed to have been fake," said Gombak OCPD Asst Comm Arifai Tarawe in a statement on Thursday (Dec 17).
Investigating the matter further, the doctor called a number that was printed on the MC.