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KUALA LUMPUR: Murder victim R. Gunaseelan and his killer were members of Gang Arikumar.
Police are probing other cases believed to be linked to the gang in four states.
The gang has been active for several years and was high up on the wanted list by police in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Pe-nang and Johor.
Aziz said members of the gang were formerly with Gang 08. He said Gunaseelan, 35, had once been banished under the Emergency Ordinance.
Gunaseelan, who was unemployed, was shot dead during an argument in an apartment at Cheras here in November.
Aziz said Gunaseelan was murdered because he was not satisfied with the distribution of the loot.
His body was found on Tuesday after police dug up a 50-year-old grave at the Taman P.D. Utama Chinese Cemetery in Port Dickson.
The man suspected of murdering him was arrested in Penang and led police to the grave on Monday.
Aziz said the suspect had also been banished earlier under the Emergency Ordinance and was expected to be charge with murdering Gunaseelan.
The gravedigger who had buried Gunaseelan's body for RM500 is helping police in the investigation.
"He has committed an offence by withholding information on the murder. We will take action against him."
Earlier, police arrested 16 of the gang members including their leaders. Police have charged them with possession of drugs, counterfeit money and wea-pons.
Aziz said several members were also banished under the Emergency Ordinance.
Five of them, including the murder suspect, were arrested in Penang more than three weeks ago. They had escaped to Penang after police arrested 11 gang members, aged bet-ween 16 and 32 and including two women, in two raids here on Jan 23.
The arrests led police to Kepong where they found 3kg of drugs in a Perodua Kembara on the same day.
Police seized two pistols from the 11 suspects.
Murder victim found in trader's 50-year-old grave
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