3 Rohingya robbers shot dead in Selayang
Published on: Saturday, December 23, 2023
By:
Faisal Asyraf, FMT
The bullet-ridden windscreen of the car driven by the Rohingya men shot dead.
GOMBAK: Three Rohingya men, believed to have been involved in more than 50 burglary and robbery cases since 2011, were shot dead by police early this morning at Selayang Jaya.
The police officers, who were on patrol, came across a car with three men behaving suspiciously at around 12.30am.
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When instructed to stop for an inspection, the suspects refused to cooperate and fired multiple shots at the police. In response, police returned fire, leading to the trio’s death at the scene.
Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the trio were suspected of preparing for a burglary when they were stopped by the police.
“Investigations show that the suspects were in their 30s and two of them were United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) card holders.
“One of them, who we believe was the mastermind, had 12 previous criminal convictions and was imprisoned twice, in 2016 and 2017, for burglary,” he told a press conference at the district police headquarters here.
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Hussein said the gang was believed to have been involved in 27 burglary and robbery cases in Selangor alone this year, involving RM1.3 million in losses.
They were also involved in similar crimes in other states, namely Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, Pahang and Penang.
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On the murder case of autistic child Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin in Damansara Damai, Hussein admitted that police were facing challenges in solving it as the location where the boy was found was a secondary crime scene.
“We have yet to locate the primary crime scene but we are not giving up. We believe that we will find the suspect,” he said.
So far, the police have recorded statements from 225 people and taken DNA samples from 248 individuals.
Hussein also said that footage from car dashboard cameras and closed-circuit television cameras had provided little information for the police to proceed with.
He said police had also sought Interpol’s help to run a check on its database on at least one DNA profile gathered during the investigations.
“Although it’s not conclusive, any available information will be helpful,” he said.
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