PENANG, Nov 14 — The man who was gunned down by the police at Gat Lebuh Nordin here yesterday, was the leader of the notorious Deva Gang which was linked to a spate of multi-million ringgit armed robberies in the Klang Valley.
Thomas Victor, 37, also known as Selladurai or ‘VT’, was killed while enroute to planning a kidnapping in the state.
Penang police chief Datuk Ayub Yaakob said the gangland chief succumbed to gunshot wounds on the chest in the 3.50pm incident.
He said the police mounted a manhunt for Victor’s three accomplices who had gone into hiding after he shot dead.
“Based on the post-mortem report, it was confirmed that the dead man was the leader of the Deva Gang, who was wanted by the police for committing crimes while using firearms,” he said.
Ayub was speaking to reporters after officiating the Island Glades community police beat in Jalan Tembaga here today.
Apart from being involved in various criminal activities, the police chief said Victor was also detained at the Simpang Renggam detention centre under the Emergency Ordinance.
Ayub said that initial police investigations revealed that the Deva Gang had planned to execute a kidnapping at an undisclosed location.
“However, the plan went awry when Victor was killed in a shootout with the police, forcing the accomplices to go into hiding,” he added.
Three years ago, police investigations revealed that the Deva Gang was involved in multi-million ringgit armed robberies in the Klang Valley.
In April last year, the gang robbed a money-changer outlet at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and escaped with RM3.45 million.
Five months later, it robbed a security van in Kajang and got away with RM1.8 million. — Bernama
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