It took place at three high-end residential areas in Bandar Bukit Raja here at about 2am yesterday when the guard houses there became the target of the attack.
Two guard houses near Fuego and 11 Avenue were charred while the one in Awani was vandalised, said Deputy Klang North OCPD Supt Zailan Tasir.
He added that five men on five motorcycles were believed to be involved. “We believe that territorial rivalry was the cause of the attack,” he said when contacted yesterday.
Muhammad Ridzuan Che Bi, 26, was burnt to death when he was on duty at the 11 Avenue guard house. It is learned that his partner was patrolling in the residential area at the time of the attack.
Muhammad Ridzuan’s remains have been sent to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital for a post-mortem.
Six others, who were on duty at the guard houses of Fuego and Awani, suffered slash wounds on their bodies. They are N. Arujunam, 64, Aziz Salim, 57, K. Muniandy, 61, A. Naagendran, 26, S. Renganathan, 45, and S. Kannan, 45. They have been warded at the same hospital for treatment.
Forensics police later collected blood swabs and finger prints from all three guard houses, which were within a 500m radius.
A Myanmar national working in a restaurant, who only wanted to be known as Awin, said he and his other friends were shocked to see the 11 Avenue guard house, which was less than 100m away from the restaurant, on fire.
“The shop where I work was already closed then. I was hanging out with my friends in front of the shop when we heard some noise.
“The fire spread quickly and became bigger. We were so afraid,” said Awin, 32. He said they immediately alerted their employer.
One resident noted that there were a few more residential projects coming up.
“This means the attack could be a war¬ning of sorts to the other rivals to mind their own territory,” he claimed.
Fuego residents association vice-president Tan Boon Kuang, 72, said they were concerned about the safety of the area after the incident.
NATION
By Allison Lai
Sunday, 19 Apr 2015
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation
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