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RAWANG: Four wanted robbers-cum-rapists were gunned down here by police early Tuesday after they charged at the cops with parang (machetes) and a sickle.
�This was a very violent group which did not hesitate to hurt and rape their victims,� Selangor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar claimed.
He said the group is strongly believed to have the been ones who broke into the home of Umno Muar division committee member Datuk Kadar Shah Sulaiman Ninam Shah on June 21.
Kadar Shah�s maid claimed she was raped by the parang-wielding men.
DCP Khalid said police received a tip-off from the public that four men in a car were behaving suspiciously near the Selayang wet market at around 6.15am.
A police team from the Selangor serious crimes division (D9) was approaching the gold Proton Waja near the market when the car sped off. Police gave chase right up to Rawang where the suspects� car took the exit onto a road heading towards Kuang at around 6.45am.
�When the suspects entered this dimly lit road (Jalan Bristol), they turned off their car lights to avoid being spotted by the pursuing cops but in the darkness, ended up crashing into a drain.
�My officers spotted them but the suspects, armed with parang and a sickle, charged at them leaving them no choice but to open fire, killing them instantly,� DCP Khalid said when met at the scene.
Police recovered three machetes, one sickle, two screwdrivers and a metal cutter. The Proton Waja is believed to have been stolen.
DCP Khalid said based on initial investigations, the same group may have been involved in a failed robbery attempt in Jinjang barely an hour earlier before looking for its next target somewhere near the Selayang area.
�This group is believed to have been involved in at least 15 robberies in the Klang Valley,� he said, adding that they were checking if this group had been involved in robberies in other states as well.
It is learnt the four men were from Indonesia and were between 22 and 39 years old. Their names are Iskandar Hasan, Lufti and Rifa�i; the identity of the remaining suspect was still being determind.
DCP Khalid said police have identified the group�s hideout and would be conducting a search to see if there are any stolen items hidden there and to find their passports to confirm their identities.
He said police believe there are still members of the gang at large and are on the lookout for them.
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