KUALA LUMPUR— A suitcase containing over RM500,000, left in a shopping mall parking lot in Selangor, has been returned to its rightful owner eight months after it was discovered.

Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed that the suitcase and cash were handed over to a company owner in his 50s following a court order in mid-November. The case was then closed.

The suitcase was found abandoned on March 20 by a security guard, sparking an investigation. Despite a company representative initially stepping forward, the ownership could not be confirmed until the court's intervention. The guard was later honoured for his honesty in reporting the discovery.