Body found in river near Kuala Kangsar

IPOH: The body of an unidentified man was found by the public in Sungai Kampung Punti, Padang Ampang near Kuala Kangsar on Sunday (Dec 22).

Kuala Kangsar district police chief ACP Heisham Harun said an inspection of the body did not yield any elements of crime.

He said a police report on the incident was received at about 11am.

"The body was brought to the Kuala Kangsar Hospital Forensic Unit for a post-mortem,” he said in a statement on Sunday.

Heisham said anyone with information on the case may contact Kuala Kangsar police station chief Insp Wan Mohd Zakirudin Arifin at 013-3669469 or 05-7762222. - Bernama