SHAH ALAM, April 20 — Police detained 12 suspects in connection with the attack and burning of three guard posts in a housing estate in Bandar Bukit Raja, Klang last Saturday.

Selangor Criminal Investigations Department Chief Datuk Mohd Adnan Abdullah said all the suspects, aged between 23 to 40 years, were detained around Klang and Kampar, Perak in several operations that began last Saturday until 3am today.

“Two of the suspects had previous criminal records involving violent crime,” he said in a press conference at the Selangor Police Headquarters here today.

In the 1.45am incident, a security guard was killed while six more were hurt after three guard posts in a housing estate were attacked by a group of suspects.

The murdered victim, Muhammad Ridzhuan Che Bi, 26, had been married for only two months while his six friends were slashed with sharp weapons.

Mohd Adnan said police believe the motive for the attack was a territorial war for security control and did not rule out the involvement of secret societies in the incident.

However, he said, the focus of investigations now was to track down the parties responsible for the burning and attack on the guard posts.

Mohd Adnan said the case was being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. — Bernama