Malaysian man arrested after illegal sea crossing to see pregnant second wife in Indonesia

A 46-year-old man from Perak in Malaysia sneaked out of the country to visit his pregnant second wife without his first wife’s knowledge.He landed in hot water when he was arrested while returning from Indonesia via an illegal route. His passport was being held by his first wife.The man, a lorry driver, who just arrived from Tanjung Balai in Indonesia, told officers he had travelled to Medan to visit his pregnant second wife.“My second wife was pregnant and in critical condition, which is why I decided to take an illegal route to Medan,” he said.He could not travel by air as his passport was held by the first wife.“I didn’t want my first wife to know about my second marriage. This is the first time I used the back route because she held my passport,” he said.