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20 May 2019
PETALING JAYA: The four men arrested after firing multiple shots in the air during a ceremony at a temple in Sungai Burong have been released on bail.
Kuala Selangor police confirmed that all four were granted bail after their remand periods expired.
Several videos of a group of individuals using a shotgun to fire about 20 shots into the air during a ceremony at the temple went viral recently.
In one of the videos, a man in red can be seen pointing the rifle in the air and firing one shot; the video then jumps to a man wearing a beige shirt firing two shots in the air before reloading the weapon and firing another shot.
Previously, Kuala Selangor police chief Supt Md Asri A. Wahab said the suspects, aged between 36 and 72, were picked up at the Kuala Selangor police headquarters near here at about 7pm on Thursday (May 16).
“The police have obtained a two-day remand order against the four men, including the owner of the firearm,” he told Bernama.
A shotgun and 17 bullets were seized as well.
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16 May 2019
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KUALA SELANGOR: Police are looking for four suspects believed to have fired multiple shots in the air with a double barrel shotgun at a temple at Tanjung Karang recently.
Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Fadzil Ahmat said the incident occurred during a festival at a temple at Parit 4, Sungai Burong on Sunday (May 12).
“We were alerted after several videos went viral showing the men firing shots in the air with the shotgun.
“Based on the video, about 15 to 20 shots were fired,” he said when contacted on Thursday (May 16).
Another video shows a man wearing orange firing four shots in the air before reloading it and handing the weapon to another man wearing blue. He is seen firing three more shots in the air.
He added that police have identified four suspects aged between 30 and 67 and will be arresting them to further investigate the incident.
“We will also seize the shotgun which was used in the incident,” he said, adding that the case was being investigated under Section 39 of the Weapons Act 1960.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Police are investigating a video allegedly showing several men of Indian descent shooting a firearm on temple grounds.
Five men were seen shooting a total of 22 shots into the air with what appears to look like a double-barrel rifle.
The incident was said to take place on May 12 2019 at Sri Pachai Marathu Muniandy temple in Sungai Burong in Tanjung Karang, Selangor during a festival.
The shooters were seen taking shots while worshippers were standing barely three feet from them. In one of the videos several kids were standing barely three feet from where the men were shooting.
One mother was carrying her child standing a foot behind one of the men who took the shots.
The child could be seen crying when the shots were fired. As each person took turns reloading and shooting the rifle, onlookers were dangerously close to the action. Some were closing their ears due to the loud bang.
Green ammo shells were seen popping out of the rifle chamber unto the temple grounds.
The police are opening an investigation under Section 39 of the Arms Act 1960.
Selangor CID chief SAC Fadzil Ahmat said four men aged between 30 to 67 have been apprehended to assist with further investigation.
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