Documents with name of missing businessman seized from legal firm

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SHAH ALAM: Several documents, with the name of Muthuraja s/o Allalkathan, the Indian national businessman who was reported missing in Malaysia in 2010, were among the exhibits seized from the legal firm of former lawyer N Pathmanabhan, the first accused in the murders of cosmetic millionairess Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others.

These documents were verified by the staff officer of special operations division (D8), Kuala Lumpur police, acting ASP Koh Fei Cheow, the 97th prosecution witness, in the High Court here yesterday.

Among the exhibits tendered in the court and identified by Koh were court documents and a sale and purchase agreement between Muthuraja and Southern Symphony Sdn Bhd , which was owned by Sosilawati, and a power of attorney to the businessman, who was from Chennai, India.

Also tendered and identified by Koh were several documents, written with the name Abdul Rahman Palil, and copies of cheques made to Pathma Nalli & Partners.

Koh was continuing his testimony in the 65th day trial of Pathmanabhan and three farm workers, T Thilaiyalagan, R. Matan and R Khatavarayan who are charged with murdering Sosilawati, 47, bank officer Noorhisham Mohamad, 38, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and Sosilawati’s driver, Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44.

Pathmanabhan, 42, Thilaiyalagan, 20, Matan, 21, and Kathavarayan, 31, are charged with committing the offence at Lot 2001, Jalan Tanjong Layang, Tanjung Sepat in Banting between 8.30pm and 9.45pm on Aug 30, 2010.

They are charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code which carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

Muthuraja, 37, was reported missing after arriving at the KL International Airport, Sepang, on Jan 18, 2010.

A missing person report on him was lodged by his second wife, S Usharani, 26, on Sept 8, 2010. Usharani is scheduled to testify at the hearing before Justice Datuk Akhtar Tahir which continues this Wednesday. — Bernama