Man killed after buying ‘thosai’

SAC Mazlan (left) and the forensic police team conducting their investigations in the area.


GEORGE TOWN: A 30-year-old man was gunned down while walking to his motorcycle after buying himself a packedthosai meal from a coffeeshop in Relau here.

K. Kugineswaran was apparently confronted by a gunman at the back of the shop at about 10pm on Thursday. An argument apparently ensued before Kugineswaran was killed.

State CID chief Senior Asst Comm Mazlan Kesah said the victim, from Taman Damai in Taiping, was hit at least five times when he tried to flee from his assailant who had pulled out a revolver.

Kugineswaran was shot twice on the chest, twice on the abdomen and once in the arm, he said.

“Our initial investigations showed that Kugineswaran has a police record related to a drug offence,” said SAC Mazlan.

“We will also check with our counterparts in Taiping about his record.”

Penang Hospital senior consultant forensic pathologist Datuk Dr Bhu-pinder Singh was seen conducting investigations at the scene.

Kugineswaran’s body was sent to the Penang Hospital mortuary for a post-mortem. The case was being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

Earlier last month, there was reportedly a gang clash at another coffeeshop nearby.

The area is said to be notorious for triad as well as vice activities.


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