SHAH ALAM, Sept 7 — Police are tracking down ten men to assist in the investigation of two separate fight cases in Taman Alam Megah and Taman Sri Muda here last month.
Selangor Police Chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar said of that number, seven men are wanted to assist in the investigation of a fight in Taman Alam Megah that resulted in the death of a 23-year-old local man on Aug 25.
Shazeli said three others are wanted in connection with a case where a man was attacked with a machete and threatened with an object resembling a firearm in Taman Sri Muda last month.
"All of the individuals involved are aged between 23 and 46, and those still at large are wanted to assist in ongoing investigations," he said at a press conference at the Selangor police headquarters here, today.
Following both cases, Shazeli said the police conducted a series of raids in Shah Alam, as well as Lenga and Iskandar Puteri, Johor, between Aug 14 and 28.
As a result of the raids, police successfully arrested 21 local men aged between 23 and 46, and also seized various weapons including seven machetes, two cable cutters, nine cars, and three motorcycles.
"Of the 21 arrested, eight male suspects have been charged in court under Sections 302 and 149 of the Penal Code, while another four men were charged under Section 148 of the same Act," he said.
He said checks also revealed that the victim who died in the Taman Alam Megah case had six past criminal records related to drug offences.
Shazeli also said police do not rule out the possibility that both cases are linked to elements of gangsterism, but involving different factions.
"At the early stage, we believe the case involving the death stems from a turf war, while the other resulted from a misunderstanding.
"Police will not compromise with any individuals involved in gangsterism and will ensure they are all brought to court," he said.
On Aug 27, Shazeli confirmed that the fight incident in Taman Alam Megah involved a group of individuals resulting in the death of a man, suspected to stem from rivalry between two secret society groups.
Eight men, including two brothers who are members of a secret society group, were hauled to the Shah Alam Magistrate's Court on Sept 4 to face murder charges. In a separate incident on Aug 13, a local man was seriously injured after reportedly being slashed with a machete during a fight near a petrol station in Taman Sri Muda at around 11 am.
