By Adie Suri Zulkefli
KULIM: Police gunned down four armed robbers, three of whom were ex-convicts, in a shoot-out in Bukit Kukus here yesterday.
With the death of the robbers, police believed they have solved at least 41 armed robbery cases here and other parts of the state.
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Kedah police chief Datuk Syed Ismail Syed Azizan said one of the suspects was also wanted in connection with a heist at a jewellery outlet in Perlis recently.
He said the drama yesterday unfolded about 9am when police received a tip-off that four men in a Proton Waja were seen behaving suspiciously in Bukit Kukus.
The suspects drove off by the time the police party arrived at the area. The robbers' car, however, was spotted minutes later outside a house at the Kulim Teknologi Park.
One of the suspects was spotted wearing a ski mask and when they realised that a police team was watching them, the robbers sped off.
A chase ensued which lasted for about 30 minutes before the robbers were cornered near a water tank in Bukit Kukus.
"Police ordered the robbers to surrender but one of them fired several shots while the others armed themselves with parang," Syed Ismail told a press conference.
Police returned fire, killing all four suspects on the spot.
Police later found a .9mm Browning Star pistol with five bullets and two more live bullets inside the car.
"The team also seized three parang, two knives, four ski-masks, four full-face helmets and bags containing clothes."
He added that the car used by the suspects was rented from a man in Mergong, Alor Star on Friday.
"They have been involved in armed robberies at residential areas and factories," Syed Ismail said, adding that on Sunday night, the same gang had tried to break into two houses in Bedong, Merbok and Lunas here but failed.
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Two men charged with murder of ex-policeman
2009/10/06
JOHOR BARU: Two men were charged at the magistrate's court yesterday with murdering an ex-police constable.
S. Velo, 30, and S. Thanasilan, 21, were jointly charged with murdering Selvaganesan Chandran, 25, at an oil palm plantation near a Chinese cemetery by Jalan Hang Kasturi in Taman Skudai Baru, Skudai, here between Sept 17 and 19.
Magistrate Nor Shahid Abdul Malik fixed Nov 11 for re-mention.
Selvaganesan, who was suspended from the force about two years ago, was found face down in a ditch at the oil palm plantation by a police team after they were alerted of a foul smell in the area by a member of the public.
The victim was reportedly abducted by a group of men from an apartment in Sri Stulang at 4am on Sept 17.
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