Indonesian shot dead in KL

Indonesian shot dead in KL

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A 23-year-old Indonesian man detained last month on suspicion of committing a series of rapes was shot dead by police when he attempted to escape yesterday, police said.

The escape attempt came as he was leading a police party to a hill where he was suspected of having dumped a victim after raping and killing her, Selangor state Criminal Investigation chief Johar Che Din said.

The suspect, Deliusman Arus, was arrested on May 9 and was being investigated for one murder, eight rapes and six attempted rapes in Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas.

Johar said in yesterday's incident in Kajang, 40 kilometers (24 miles) south of the capital, the Indonesian man pushed one of the policemen escorting him into a ravine, hit another officer and tried to take his gun. He was then shot twice by a third detective.