Johor MIC deputy chief Krishnasamy killed by hitman

JOHOR BARU: Tenggaroh state assemblyman Datuk S. Krishnasamy was shot dead point blank by a gunman in a lift at the state MIC headquarters in Jalan Segget here.
The State MIC deputy head was shot once below the left eyebrow, a mark of a professional hitman. The bullet went through to the back of his head.
Police are looking at all angles and have not ruled out political or business rivalry, or even money lending and gangsterism as motives.
The brutal murder occurred at 2.30pm just as Krishnasamy arrived at the party headquarters for a committee meeting and had entered the lift.
The killer is said to have followed him in and shot him while they were in the lift.
Eyewitnesses saw a man, dressed in a black shirt and jeans, running away from the building carrying a package and a helmet. He then rode off towards Jalan Wong Ah Fook on a red motorcycle.

Johor Police Chief Deputy Comm Datuk Hussin Ismail told a late night press conference that the suspect was in his 30s, medium-built, about 152cm tall and was an Indian.
Cops have thrown a dragnet around the state to prevent the killer from escaping as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi expressed his outrage and demanded that the killer be caught quickly.

Johor rep was shot point blank in the eye

JOHOR BARU: A man in his early 30s has been identified as the main suspect in the murder of Datuk S. Krishnasamy.
Johor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Hussin Ismail said the man is Indian, medium-built and about 152cm tall.
An eyewitness saw the man, who was dressed in a black shirt and jeans, running away from the state MIC headquarters in Jalan Segget here, carrying a package and a helmet, he said.
“The man fled the scene in a red motorcycle heading towards Jalan Wong Ah Fook,” he told reporters at a press conference at the state police headquarters here late last night.

DCP Hussin said police recovered a slug believed to have been fired from the murder weapon.
“We are analysing the slug to trace the weapon used. We are exploring all angles in the investigation,” he said.
DCP Hussin said police also found no trace of a struggle during the incident.
“Post-mortem results showed the victim was shot once below the left eyebrow and the bullet went through to the back of his head.
“He was shot point blank,” he said, adding that nothing was taken from Krishnasamy.
The police have blocked all exit points in the state to prevent the suspect from escaping.
“The task force for this case will go all out to nab the suspect,” DCP Hussin said.
He said a man who was about to enter the lift on the ground floor of the building found Krishnasamy slumped and bleeding when the lift doors opened.
The man called the police who arrived at the scene within minutes, led by state deputy police chief Senior Asst Comm I Datuk Mokhtar Mohd Shariff.
There were no closed-circuit television cameras installed in the six-storey building.
It is learnt that the security guard on duty was away delivering files to another building.
DCP Hussin urged anyone with information to contact Johor Baru (South) CID Chief Deputy Supt Norhashim Mohamad at 07-223 2222 or the police hotline at 07-221 2999.

tunku : this is second time our state assemblyman shot dead.In november 2000, Lunas state assemblyman Joe Fernandez was shot dead when his car stopped at a traffic light in Bukit Mertajam.What is the motive of the killing ? if it's personal than other state assemblymen should not be worried but if the motive is because of politics than it's a worrying incident.he was a strong critic to hindraf movement...... anyway our deepest condolence to the family of datuk krishnasamy.