N. Sidambaram, 64, was killed by six parang-wielding intruders in his house. He and his wife were asleep when the men entered the house at about 1am. Police have classified the case as murder.
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N. Sidambaram, 64, was killed by six parang-wielding intruders in his house. He and his wife were asleep when the men entered the house at about 1am. Police have classified the case as murder.
N. Sidambaram, 64, was killed by six parang-wielding intruders in his house. He and his wife were asleep when the men entered the house at about 1am. Police have classified the case as murder.
killed by intruders by Humayun Kabir am’s Proton Waja. In their haste, one newsdesk@thesundaily..com of the men dropped his parang near the gate. IPOH: MIC Ipoh Barat division treas- Sidambaram managed to free his urer N. Sidambaram, 64, was killed by wife and told her to get help from six parang-wielding intruders in his neighbours before collapsing in the house on Jalan Wayang in Buntong hall. here early yesterday morning. A neighbour, R. Shanmugam He and his wife T. Vijayaletchumi, 51, who went to her aid, called the 55, were asleep when the men en- police. tered the house, after removing the Vijaletchumi stayed at her neigh- iron grille on one of the windows, at bour’s house while the police con- about 1am. ducted investigations. Her husband’s On hearing noises, Sidambaram body was taken to Ipoh Hospital for (pix) came out to investigate and was post mortem. surprised by the men, who had their Sidambaram had held his MIC faces covered with handkerchiefs. treasurer post for the past 16 years He was believed to have put up a and was also the Ipoh Hindu Tha- struggle with the intruders but was vasthna Paribala Sabah chairman for slashed on his head and body. the past 11 years. One of the men went into The couple have two daughters Sidambaram’s bedroom and snatched and a son. the chain and “tali” (matrimonial They ransacked the house and The funeral took place yesterday locket) from Vijayaletchumi. took items, including Sidambaram’s afternoon. The men tied her up and covered mobile phone. Ipoh OCPD ACP Azisman Alias her mouth with a piece of cloth and After cutting the house telephone said police have classified the case as locked her inside the bedroom. line, the men drove off in Sidambar- murder.
Cops to submit initial findings
on assault incident Man and estranged KUALA LUMPUR: Police say they will submit the initial findings of the assault incident involving the wife face ‘bounced stepson of a former deputy minister and his former girlfriend to the Attorney-General’s (A-G) Chambers cheques’ charges to obtain an “order to investigate”. KUALA LUMPUR: A jobless man and his estranged Brickfields OCPD ACP Wan Bari Wan Abdul wife pleaded not guilty in the sessions court here Khalid said yesterday the incident was a domestic yesterday to cheating by using bounced cheques issue between the man, aged 25, and his former for a total of RM300,000. girlfriend, aged 24, both university students. Police C. Yoganandha Moorthy, 35, and Mercy Sumathi have classified the case as assault. Christie, 40, were charged with six counts of the of- He clarified that police did not rescue the fence in respect to cheques issued to pay for wiring woman and were only aware of the assault allega- and plumbing works and goods transportation services, tions after a police report had been lodged. among others. He said the woman’s current boyfriend had The offence was allegedly committed with another lodged a police report after she could not be con- still at large at two houses in Ampang Hilir between tacted and police had initially classified the case Sept 2 and Oct 30 last year. as a missing person’s report. Yoganandha faced two other charges pertaining to Wan Bari said police have interviewed those three bounced cheques for the purchase of a Proton involved. Protest Waja 1.6 (A). The offence was also allegedly committed group with another still at large. Cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code carries ignored up to 10 years jail and whipping. The offender can also order, say be fined. police DPP Geethan Ram Vincent asked the court to impose a high bail amount, saying Yoganandha had defied a pg 8 three-year restriction order issued by a court in 2005. The accused had also failed to appear in court for trial in respect of two cheating cases in 2006, he said. Defence lawyer S. Narasimhan objected, saying Yoganandha had cooperated with the police. A.G. Kalidas, who acted for Christie, said both ac- cused were no longer living together and although they were married according to custom, their marriage had never been registered. Judge Rosbrahanim Arifin fixed the bail for Yoga- nandha at RM80,000 and Christie RM50,000. She set Oct 17 for the trial. In another sessions court, Yoganandha was charged with three counts of cheating using bounced cheques totalling RM50,640. The cheques were allegedly issued for the purchase of computer and peripherals in Ampang Hilir between Oct 14 and 21 last year. Judge Rozana Ali Yusoff allowed Yoganandha bail of RM30,000 in one surety and fixed Feb 13 for re-mention of the case. – Bernama
Cops may blast boulders in cave temple
IPOH: Police may use dynamite to move the boulders pinning the body of Perak Cave Temple guard Yip Lum Choon, 55, who was killed in a rock-fall on Sunday. Perak police chief DCP Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah told reporters at the scene yesterday about 40 rescue personnel were trying to clear the area of boulders and rocks. Police have identified the area where the body is trapped and may use dynamite on a “small scale” to blast the boulders if the rescuers were unsuccessful, he said.