KUALA LUMPUR: Police have detained a 33-year-old policeman in connection with the murder of a Special Branch officer who was shot twice in the head at a roadside in Bukit Persekutuan yesterday.
Kuala Lumpur deputy Criminal Investigations Department chief Assistant Commissioner Khairi Ahrasa said the suspect was arrested at 11.30pm at the Jalan Travers police station.
“He was nabbed when he was reporting for duty at the police station to assist us in the investigations,” he said.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said police believed the case has been solved with the arrest of the suspect.
“We consider the case as settled,” he told to The New Straits Times when contacted today.
It was reported that a 37-year-old Special Branch officer T. Thivakar, was found dead with two gunshot wounds to his face at Jalan Negeri Seremban, here at about 4.30pm yesterday.
Police recovered two 9mm bullet casings where the body was found.
Rakan setugas anggota Cawangan Khas PDRM yang ditemui mati ditembak di Bukit Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, ditahan semalam untuk membantu siasatan polis berhubung insiden tersebut.
Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur Datuk Mohmad Salleh berkata anggota terbabit ditangkap pada 7.00 malam dan dibawa ke Balai Polis Travers.
Polis bagaimanapun tidak menyatakan lokasi anggota terbabit ditahan.
"Umurnya dalam lingkungan 30an, polis juga telah merampas sepucuk pistol miliknya serta beberapa dokumen lain yang berkaitan," katanya kepada pemberita selepas menghadiri Majlis Penyerahan Papan Kenyataan Kelab Pencegahan Jenayah bagi sekolah di kawasan Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur serta Putrajaya, hari ini.
Menurutnya polis akan mendapatkan perintah tahanan reman hari ini selama tujuh hari bagi menjalankan siasatan.
"Mangsa bunuh tidak membawa senjata api ketika kejadian, motif kejadian masih belum dapat dipastikan," katanya.
Semalam, anggota polis Cawangan Khas itu ditemui mati dengan dua kesan tembakan di muka dan mata kanan dalam keadaan terbaring di Jalan Negeri Sembilan, Bukit Persekutuan.
Anggota berpangkat Lans Koperal berumur 37 tahun itu dipercayai ditembak dari jarak dekat dengan mayatnya ditemui kira-kira 1.5 meter berdekatan sebuah motosikal.
Di lokasi kejadian polis turut menemui dua kelongsong peluru berukuran 9mm berhampiran mangsa, sebuah topi keledar dan jaket
