3 men arrested in murder probe after body found in Batu Pahat river
Police say the victim was found with his hands and feet bound with adhesive tape.
Three men, aged between 26 and 40, have been apprehended in connection with the murder of a man whose body was found in a river in Batu Pahat, Johor. The discovery was made by members of the public around 12.30 pm yesterday in Sungai Tanjung Sembrong, Parit Raja. The victim was discovered with his limbs restrained by adhesive tape and sustained injuries on his waist and arms.
Johor deputy police chief Hoo Chuan Huat revealed that two of the suspects had prior criminal and drug-related offenses on their records. In addition to the suspect arrests, five mobile phones were seized for further investigation. The victim's wife reported him missing on July 29 after he disappeared from Mutiara Rini, Iskandar Puteri. Initially, the case was classified as a missing person incident, but it was later treated as a murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
The motive for the killing is currently under investigation, though police have not dismissed the possibility of financial motives, such as debt. The suspects have been remanded for seven days, until August 10, to aid in the ongoing police investigation. Hoo Chuan Huat urged the public not to speculate or disseminate unverified information that might obstruct the police's efforts.
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