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JOHOR BARU: The police here are looking for a 23-year-old man, a member of “Gang 21”, in connection with an attempted robbery on March 8 at the G-Residence apartment, Plentong, here.
Johor Police Chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the man, known as Sarjit Singh Balwant Singh, was wanted under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder and Section 3 of the Weapons Act. 1971 Fire (Severe Penalties) for firing a weapon.
Johor Police Chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay shows the image of the wanted person known as “Striker” or his real name Sarjit Singh Balwant Singh, a member of the Gang 21 secret society.
“During the March 8 incident, three suspects tried to rob four people inside a car and fired five shots at the victims around 8:30 pm.
“One of the bullets hit the victim in the right thigh.
“However, the suspects were unable to obtain any valuable items from the victims,” he said during a press conference at Johor police headquarters here on Wednesday (September 30).
He added that the police had deployed a special task force under the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate the incident.
“On September 10, the team caught seven members of Gang 21, aged between 23 and 44, in some places around Iskandar Puteri.
“Two of them were charged under Section 3 of the Firearms (Heavier Penalties) Act of 1971 which carries a death sentence, while another of the seven, a 36-year-old man, was detained under the Crime Prevention Act of 1959 (Little), “he said.
Comm Ayob also reported that Sarjit also had nine prior counts on his criminal history related to drugs, armed robbery, gambling, kidnapping and rioting.
He said members of Gang 21 were known for their involvement in violent crimes such as murder with a weapon.
“This group is active in Iskandar Puteri and Johor Baru. They have been active since 2016 and are involved in four gun murder cases, two attempted murder cases.
“In our registry, there are about 90 members in the group and 22 of them have been arrested. Ten of them were detained under the Security Crimes (Special Measures) Law (Sosma) of 2012 and five of them under Poca ”, he added.
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