Durian Tunggal shooting: Police officers removed from duty as murder probe continues

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department Director Comm Datuk M. Kumar,t, confirmed that the police officers involved in the Durian Tunggal shooting have been removed from active duty while investigations continue. - Bernama file pic, December 29, 2025


Durian Tunggal shooting: Police officers removed from duty as murder probe continues


Investigations into the deadly shooting of three suspected criminals in Melaka are ongoing, with 45 statements recorded and the case reclassified as murder



Sandru Narayanan
Updated 21 seconds ago
29 December, 2025
4:10 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR — Police officers involved in the Durian Tunggal shooting in Melaka have been removed from active duty pending the outcome of investigations, Bukit Aman confirmed today.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Comm Datuk M. Kumar said investigations are ongoing and the officers under probe are currently not on operational duties.

“Those involved have been removed from active duty while investigations are being carried out.

“We have recorded a total of 45 statements. The audio recording has also been sent to Cybersecurity Malaysia for analysis, and we are still awaiting their report,” he told at a press conference.

“The investigation paper will be submitted to the Deputy Public Prosecutor’s Office for further action once the full report is received,” he added.

On Nov 24, Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said three suspected criminals, aged between 24 and 29, were shot dead after one of them allegedly attacked a police officer with a machete at an oil palm plantation in Durian Tunggal.

In the incident, which occurred at about 4.30am, a police corporal in his early 30s sustained injuries to his left arm.

All three suspects, believed to be members of the Durian Tunggal Gang, were detected while allegedly on their way to carry out a robbery.

The gang is believed to have been active since early 2024 and has been linked to 20 cases in Melaka, as well as one case each in Negri Sembilan and Selangor, involving losses totalling RM1.35 million.

Previously, Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said a family member of one of the suspects had provided a recording of a phone call between the suspect and his wife.

On Dec 16, the Attorney General’s Chambers directed that the case be reclassified as murder. – December 29, 2025