Body of man found in drain in Nilai


SEREMBAN: A man's body was found lying face down in a drain along Jalan Pajam-Nilai-Salak near Taman Semarak, Nilai on Tuesday (Aug 15).

Nilai district police chief Supt Abdul Malik Hasim said preliminary investigations found that the body was that of a 27-year-old man. A motorcycle was also found nearby.

"The Nilai police station received a report at 2.13pm.

"Further checks found that two police reports were lodged on Sunday (Aug 13) – missing persons reports by the wife of the deceased and by his employer, who owns the motorcycle," he said in a statement.

Supt Abdul Malik said no criminal element had been found so far.

The body was taken to the Forensics Unit of Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar for a post-mortem.

The case has been classified under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Supt Abdul Malik urged anyone with information on the matter to contact Nilai district police headquarters at 06-7904389 or investigating officer Insp Zarina Ariffin at 013-8238336. – Bernama

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