His lawyer, S Prakash confirmed the arrest, made at 4:30pm today, which he described as “unjustified.”

“Nevertheless, we will go through the procedures under Poca,” he told FMT.

The police are expected to make an application for remand tomorrow at the Jalan Duta High court.

Under Poca, suspected criminals can be detained without trial for up to two years.

Sanjeevan’s arrest today marks the seventh time he has been detained by police in a span of two weeks for various offences.

He was first arrested on June 23 by a team of police officers from the Bukit Aman Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division after he was accused of having received RM25,000 in “protection money” from a complainant, a 38-year-old illegal four-digit operator.

It was previously reported that Sanjeevan was facing 14 other charges, including falsifying documents, cheating, defamation and money laundering.

He was also probed for offences related to the Immigration Act and under the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2001.

Last month, Sanjeevan claimed he had been warned by an unknown man that he could be detained by the authorities over his exposé of a spa which he alleged was doubling as a vice den near the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters.