The owner of bridal company Zurin Jundi was once again hauled to court over a charge of cheating a client for a RM5,000 wedding package.
Zurina Ahmad Jundi, 34 pleaded not guilty to the charge at the Johor Baru magistrate’s court on Sunday before Magistrate Mohd Azlan Shah Mohd Allias.
She was accused of dishonestly inducing Erhana Nur Asyariqah Saidon, 25, to bank-in RM5,000 into her (Zurina) CIMB account by offering a cheap wedding package.The offence was allegedly committed in March this year at a house in Jalan Jasa 7, Taman Mutiara Rini, Skudai.
The court was told that Erhana paid the amount under the pretext of getting a complete wedding package. However, she later found out that the RM5,000 was not a full package, and that she was deceived into taking the offer.
Zurina was charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code which provides an imprisonment for up to 10 years and with whipping, and is also liable to fine, if found guilty.
Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Mohd Nasir offered bail at RM6,000.
Zurina, who was unrepresented, pleaded for a lower bail citing her financial constraints.
She said that she was in the midst of selling off her office properties and raising money to refund a client who ordered a wedding package.
“Can the amount be lower than RM6,000?” she asked the court.
Mohd Azlan Shah set bail at RM5,000 in one surety and fixed Jan 10 next year for mention.
Zurina, who appeared in court in a blue sweater and black tudung, is awaiting trial for three other similar cases involving wedding packages.
On Nov 20, Zurina was charged at a magistrate’s court in Johor Baru with cheating a woman into making a RM8,500 deposit for a wedding package, in which the money was transferred into her bank account.
On Oct 19, she was charged at the Klang magistrate’s court with two counts of deceiving 54-year-old Zainon Ali by inducing her to hand over RM5,000 through an automated teller machine and another RM2,000 in cash for deposits.
Zurina had committed the offences at the CIMB bank in Port Klang, and the Section 7 commercial area in Shah Alam, Selangor, on March 16 and June 17, respectively.
Earlier reports:
Nov 21, Wedding Planner Pleads Not Guilty to Cheating Bride of RM8.5K
Oct 20, Owner of Zurin Jundi Wedding Planner Company Charged with Cheating
Sept 6, Wedding Planner Willing to Meet Couples Seeking Refunds
Sept 4, Wedding Planner Re-Arrested Following New Reports
Aug 31. Couples Demand Refund from Wedding Planner with Alleged Financial Issues