A 29-year-old man, believed to be a hunter, was found dead with a head wound from a gunshot on July 9 in Teluk Kulat, Pulau Banding, about 180km from Ipoh.

Gerik district police chief Supt Jamalani Mat Isa said police were tipped off on the discovery of Khairul Azizan Zaidi’s body by a man, aged 24, at 7.20am.

“According to the man, he found the body while putting a fish trap in the area at about 5am. After interrogation, police found the complainant was a friend of the victim and had hunted with him.

“He is being remanded for seven days from July 10 to help in the investigation,” he said when contacted by Bernama in Ipoh today.

Jamalani said police also remanded another male suspect, aged 41, for five days from July 11 to assist in the investigation.

“Police found the two suspects do not have a criminal record,” he said, adding that the 41-year-old suspect was, however, found positive for drugs.

Jamalani said the body was sent to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh for a post-mortem.

He said police were investigating to determine if the death was a deliberate act under Section 302 of the Penal Code, or an accident.

- Bernama