JOHOR BAHRU: Police will apply to extend the remand of a 31-year-old male suspect in the kidnapping of a six-year-old girl at a Johor shopping centre, when his remand ends on Monday (Jul 29).

Johor police chief M Kumar said the extension of remand would be for seven days from Tuesday until August 5. The suspect had been found with the victim at a budget hotel in Batang Kali, Selangor.