KLANG: A security guard died while six others were injured when three guardhouses at a housing estate in Bandar Bukit Raja here were attacked and burnt early yesterday morning.
The deceased was identified as Muhammad Ridzhuan Che Bi, 26; while the five injured security guards were N Arujunam, 64; Aziz Salim, 56; K Muniandy, 61; A Naagendran, 26 and S Renganathan, 45.
Another injured victim who was not a security guard was identified as S Kannan, 45.
Klang Utara deputy OCPD, Supt Zailan Tasir said police received a call at about 2am informing that three guardhouses in the Bandar Bukit Raja housing estate were attacked and burnt by a group of five unidentified men.
He said during the incident, Muhammad Ridzhuan who was from Penang, was on duty at one of the guardhouses in the housing estate while the other five victims who were injured were in two separate guardhouses located nearby.
“Preliminary investigation found that two guardhouses were burnt while the other had its window panes broken.
“The cause of the attack was believed to be due to a fight for territory,” he said when contacted by Bernama.
He said the forensics team found three blood swabs and three fingerprints at the scene and initial investigation revealed that the three guardhouses had only been set up in the area. — Bernama