Three Gang 04 members nabbed over murder of Gang 08 man

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MELAKA: Melaka police arrested three Gang 04 members to facilitate the investigation into the murder of a Gang 08 member, who is also a former Emergency Ordinance detainee, during the gang fight on May 4.

Melaka CID chief ACP Raja Shahrom Raja Abdullah said the three men were among the eight members of Gang 04 wanted in connection with the case.

“Two of the men, aged 19, were detained after they surrendered themselves to the police at the Melaka police contingent headquarters at about 9.30 pm last Thursday.

“Another man, aged 18, was arrested at 9 am yesterday soon after he arrived at the Melaka Court Complex for a trial on a robbery case,” he told reporters here  yesterday.

He said the three men had been remanded for seven days to facilitate in the investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

Raja Shahrom said the police were in the midst of tracking down five other men in connection with the case.

They are A Givanatan, 24; M P Namasivayam, 23; Aiman, 20s; P Sethupathi, 25; and P Narendranpathi, 26.

“The motive of the murder is still being investigated,” he said. — Bernama