Our guards at Gate A once again came close to being attacked on Sunday morning at about 4.30am (2nd time within a month). He was not slashed but he managed to get the guard on the motorbike and together managed to chase them away. Luckily they were having long ratan sticks with them. It was again 3 indian guys in a Proton Waja no. plate WJT 6136.
This happened despite earlier news that the culprits had been apprehended. See below
The Star News 22nd Feb :
In a bid to secure more business, a security firm based in Kelana Jaya resorted to dirty tactics by harassing and assaulting guards from rival companies. The plot came to light when the victims lodged a report on the alleged criminal acts. The firms reign of terror was finally put to an end when police detained three men in connection with the case.
OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Ramli said one of the suspects was the firms supervisors, aged 30, while the other two , aged 31 and 39, were nepalese nationals. "The suspects are believed too be responsible for four cases of assault and harassment in residential areas along SS19/1, USJ 2/7 and Jalan TP1/3.
"Investigations showed the trio have been going around slashing security guards of other firms and vandalising properties. "We are still looking for six more suspects working for the same firm to assist us in the probe, " he told a press conference yesterday.
ACP Yahaya said three of the cases occurred on Feb 10 between 7pm and midnight. He said suspects had assaulted a rival guard in USJ2/7, causing him to suffer injuries to his head and legs. "Armed with a meat cleaver , the suspects then went to SS19/1 to create trouble. "A security guard there was verbally threatened when he tried to lodge a report ", he said, adding that they damaged several CCTV cameras at the guard post.
On Feb 16, a group believed to be from the same security firm was said to have assaulted another security guard in Jalan TP 1/3 , slashing him on his head with a parang. ACP Yahaya said investigations showed that the motive of the attacks was due to business rivalry.
"This is the first time such an incident occurred in the district. "We have alerted our counterparts in other districts to keep a lookout for similar incidents, "he said. ACP Yahaya said the three suspects have remanded and would be investigated causing grievous hurt, criminal intimidation and rioting.
This happened despite earlier news that the culprits had been apprehended. See below
The Star News 22nd Feb :
In a bid to secure more business, a security firm based in Kelana Jaya resorted to dirty tactics by harassing and assaulting guards from rival companies. The plot came to light when the victims lodged a report on the alleged criminal acts. The firms reign of terror was finally put to an end when police detained three men in connection with the case.
OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Ramli said one of the suspects was the firms supervisors, aged 30, while the other two , aged 31 and 39, were nepalese nationals. "The suspects are believed too be responsible for four cases of assault and harassment in residential areas along SS19/1, USJ 2/7 and Jalan TP1/3.
"Investigations showed the trio have been going around slashing security guards of other firms and vandalising properties. "We are still looking for six more suspects working for the same firm to assist us in the probe, " he told a press conference yesterday.
ACP Yahaya said three of the cases occurred on Feb 10 between 7pm and midnight. He said suspects had assaulted a rival guard in USJ2/7, causing him to suffer injuries to his head and legs. "Armed with a meat cleaver , the suspects then went to SS19/1 to create trouble. "A security guard there was verbally threatened when he tried to lodge a report ", he said, adding that they damaged several CCTV cameras at the guard post.
On Feb 16, a group believed to be from the same security firm was said to have assaulted another security guard in Jalan TP 1/3 , slashing him on his head with a parang. ACP Yahaya said investigations showed that the motive of the attacks was due to business rivalry.
"This is the first time such an incident occurred in the district. "We have alerted our counterparts in other districts to keep a lookout for similar incidents, "he said. ACP Yahaya said the three suspects have remanded and would be investigated causing grievous hurt, criminal intimidation and rioting.
