Former Deputy Director-General of the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK), Datuk Jabidah Monseri, has reported a loss of over RM30,000 from her Tabung Haji account, suspected to have been transferred to another account and withdrawn via ATMs since 2018. The revelation came to light on November 30th last year, as Jabidah, 66, found discrepancies in her account balance.

After retiring in 2017, Jabidah took on the role of Chairman at Unimas Holdings, a subsidiary of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas). Occupied with new responsibilities, she neglected to update her Tabung Haji account, trusting in its security. Her schedule further intensified in 2019 as a member of the Sarawak Civil Service Commission, leading to a lapse in monitoring her Tabung Haji account.

Upon rediscovering her Tabung Haji passbook in November, Jabidah visited the Jalan Satok office in Kuching to update it. To her astonishment, the clerk informed her of a balance of RM1,816.74, significantly short of the expected RM31,000.

Detailed scrutiny of her account statement disclosed 30 transactions starting from February 26, 2018. Seven were transfers from Tabung Haji to various bank accounts, while 23 were ATM withdrawals. The initial transfer of RM10,000 on February 26, 2018, was followed by a RM1,000 ATM withdrawal on the same day.

Subsequent transfers on March 11, 2018 (RM5,000), May 7, 2018 (RM6,000), May 21, 2018 (RM5,000), May 30, 2018 (RM4,000), June 27, 2018 (RM3,500), and January 1, 2019 (RM5,000) were noted. ATM withdrawals from February 26, 2018, to January 21, 2020, totaling 23 transactions ranging from RM1,000 to RM1,500, completed the list.

Jabidah filed a report at the Gita Police Station on December 1st, 2020, urging Tabung Haji to address the missing funds. Dishearteningly, she has received no updates from Tabung Haji, leaving her disappointed and seeking accountability for the loss of his savings.

This marks the second occurrence of a similar incident. Just two days ago, another individual reported the loss of his Tabung Haji savings, totaling RM12,000, seemingly vanishing without any apparent trail.

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Source: Harian Metro