Suspect in the murder of MIC leader

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A man in his early 30s has been identified as the main suspect in the murder of Datuk S. Krishnasamy.

He is Indian, medium-built and about 152cm tall.

An eyewitness saw the man, who was dressed in a black shirt and jeans, running away from the state MIC headquarters in Jalan Segget here, carrying a package and a helmet.

The man fled the scene in a red motorcycle heading towards Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Hussin Ismail told reporters at a press conference at the state police headquarters here late last night.

Police recovered a slug believed to have been fired from the murder weapon and are analysing it to trace the weapon used and exploring all angles in the investigation.

However, there was no trace of a struggle during the incident.

The post-mortem results showed the late Datuk Krishnasamy was shot once below the left eyebrow and the bullet went through to the back of his head.

Datuk Krishnasamy was shot point blank, DSP Hussin said, but nothing was taken from him.

All exit points in the state have been blocked to prevent the suspect from escaping.

DCP Hussin urged anyone with information to contact Johor Baru (South) CID Chief Deputy Supt Norhashim Mohamad at 07-223 2222 or the police hotline at 07-221 2999.