Who was he? A month on, mystery deepens over man found dead in KLIA aircraft landing gear

Shah Alam, September 23 — The identity of the man whose body was discovered in an aircraft’s landing gear compartment at Kuala Lumpur International Airport's Terminal 2 on August 27 remains a mystery. Selangor police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar stated that no information has been received to establish the individual's identity. "So far, no one has come forward with any information.

If there are family members whose relatives have not returned home or have gone missing, they can contact the nearest police station so that we can complete our investigation," he said during a press conference unveiling the Selangor Criminal Investigation Department's Narcotics Division achievements.

Shazeli emphasized that the circumstances surrounding the man's presence in the aircraft were still under investigation and were a mystery. He cautioned against drawing conclusions hastily, stating, "This is not the first such case. There have been instances where individuals were found in landing gear compartments. I do not want to draw any conclusions as this could lead us in the wrong direction. We will wait for the outcome of the investigation."

Police are currently tracing the owner and crew of a fishing boat who failed to retrieve a victim from a boat tragedy, in hopes of obtaining their statements to aid the investigation. As of yesterday, statements from the survivors had been recorded, but several witnesses had not yet been able to provide their accounts due to health concerns.

Shazeli stated that they are working diligently to complete the investigation and gather the necessary information. Regarding the victim's family questioning why the body was not retrieved when four survivors were found, Shazeli explained that based on statements and witness information, the body may have belonged to a different individual.

"Based on the statements and accounts of the witnesses involved, we believe the incident may have involved different individuals and not the same group. This is because identification could not be carried out at the time due to the condition of the body," he said.