Murder victim found in other man's grave
Police have discovered the body of a murder victim, buried in a grave belonging to another man who died 48 years ago.
Police have discovered the body of a murder victim, buried in a grave belonging to another man who died 48 years ago.
The remains of 35-year-old R Gunaseelan, who went missing in August, were found three feet deep and under a layer of concrete which had been poured to hide the body, police said.
Police investigator Aziz Zakaria said they were led to the grave in an ethnic Chinese cemetery following the arrest of John Thevakumar, an alleged member of the 'Geng 08' crime gang.
Last month, police crippled the gang's activities in drug trafficking, extortion, money-laundering and weapons sales with the arrest of 11 members including two women, state news agency Bernama reported.
"During interrogation, Thevakumar confessed that he was ordered by his boss Hari Kumar on November 10 last year, to shoot the victim who was a former member of the gang," Aziz told Bernama.
Three hours to dig up body
He said Thevakumar paid a man to bury the remains in the graveyard just outside Kuala Lumpur, and to lay cement over the grave to prevent it being discovered.
Aziz said police took three hours to dig up the body in the presence of family members of both men buried there.
Gunaseelan's relatives identified the remains based on a chain and jacket found on the body.
"This is rather unfortunate... but we are left with little choice as it involves investigations into a murder," the son of the grave's original occupant, Chua Kim Hong, told the Star daily.
