The Malay Mail
LAWYER'S HOUSE: A bungalow belonging to Anbalagan in Kampung Perepat
KUALA LUMPUR: THE lawyer slashed to
death in a temple in Kampung Perepat, Kapar, on Monday has emerged as
the central figure behind the Selangor government's probe into
land-grab allegations in the area.
Datuk R. Anbalagan, 56, was found dead in a Hindu
temple at 9.30pm after the lawyer was slashed to death, allegedly by
one of his workers.
He sustained injuries on the face, body, right shoulder and left hand.
However, it has emerged Anbalagan is the "Datuk lawyer" in the Kapar land-grab scandal that The Malay Mail had been highlighting since 2005.
The State government had formed a special task force in 2009 to investigate land ownership issues in Kampung Perepat which centered on how land there were allegedly transferred to the Datuk's name and that of his relatives and friends.
Kapar Member of Parliament S. Manikavasagam, who
has been championing the issue since he was elected in 2008, confirmed
Anbalagan was the Datuk lawyer in question.
"Yes, it is the same man," he told The Malay Mail.
The motive of the killing has yet to be ascertained. Manikavasagam, however, was quick to dismiss the possibility it had anything to with the land-grab allegations.
"I believe it has nothing to do with the Kampung Perepat land issue. I was told it could be due to a tiff with one of his workers.”
The temple where the killing took place is believed to be located on the grounds of one of Anbalagan's bungalows.
The suspect, an Indian national, escaped in the victim's four-wheel-drive vehicle with 800 grammes of jewellery but was arrested by police at 10am yesterday.
Manikavasagam, however, maintained the killing would not disrupt the investigation and the task force would proceed to meet tomorrow as scheduled.
The committee is expected to wrap up its findings and make recommendations to the State government for subsequent action.
In 2005, The Paper That Cares reported how 17 families lost their Temporary Occupation Licence (TOL) land to a "Datuk lawyer".
The Datuk had transferred "ownership" of the TOL to his name and then alienated the land to his family members and friends who built bungalows, complete with a lake, places of worship and other facilities.
On May 25, 2005, the previous Selangor government's exco admitted to the error of allocating land titles to the Datuk and had revoked them, agreeing to return the plots to the aggrieved parties.
Checks in 2009, however, revealed some of the land were still under the Datuk's name with some under his wife, siblings and brothers-in-law.
Well-known among the local community, Anbalagan was said to have obtained his law degree in Australia and had an existing practice in Ampang.
LAWYER'S HOUSE: A bungalow belonging to Anbalagan in Kampung Perepat
He sustained injuries on the face, body, right shoulder and left hand.
However, it has emerged Anbalagan is the "Datuk lawyer" in the Kapar land-grab scandal that The Malay Mail had been highlighting since 2005.
The State government had formed a special task force in 2009 to investigate land ownership issues in Kampung Perepat which centered on how land there were allegedly transferred to the Datuk's name and that of his relatives and friends.
"Yes, it is the same man," he told The Malay Mail.
The motive of the killing has yet to be ascertained. Manikavasagam, however, was quick to dismiss the possibility it had anything to with the land-grab allegations.
"I believe it has nothing to do with the Kampung Perepat land issue. I was told it could be due to a tiff with one of his workers.”
The temple where the killing took place is believed to be located on the grounds of one of Anbalagan's bungalows.
The suspect, an Indian national, escaped in the victim's four-wheel-drive vehicle with 800 grammes of jewellery but was arrested by police at 10am yesterday.
Manikavasagam, however, maintained the killing would not disrupt the investigation and the task force would proceed to meet tomorrow as scheduled.
The committee is expected to wrap up its findings and make recommendations to the State government for subsequent action.
In 2005, The Paper That Cares reported how 17 families lost their Temporary Occupation Licence (TOL) land to a "Datuk lawyer".
The Datuk had transferred "ownership" of the TOL to his name and then alienated the land to his family members and friends who built bungalows, complete with a lake, places of worship and other facilities.
On May 25, 2005, the previous Selangor government's exco admitted to the error of allocating land titles to the Datuk and had revoked them, agreeing to return the plots to the aggrieved parties.
Checks in 2009, however, revealed some of the land were still under the Datuk's name with some under his wife, siblings and brothers-in-law.
Well-known among the local community, Anbalagan was said to have obtained his law degree in Australia and had an existing practice in Ampang.
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