Rent collector, tied up by villagers after fighting with man, dies in Perlis

KANGAR (Bernama): A man was found dead with his hands bound after he was tied up by villagers after getting into a fight at Kampung Guar Sabun in Batu Pahat near here.

Kangar district police chief Supt Wari Kiew said in the 8.30pm incident on Friday (Oct 8), the body of Kamarul Izahar Mat Nanyan, 49, was found near the fence of a house with a small wound on his forehead.

"The fight is believed to be over house rental... Following the incident, four men aged 39 to 55 were detained for investigations," he said in a statement here on Saturday (Oct 9).

According to Supt Wari, the victim went to a house to collect rent from a man but was ignored and a fight ensued between them, where a parang was used.

"The victim hit a car windscreen before the fight was broken up by villagers, who later tied up the victim's hands," he added.

He said the victim was later pronounced dead while the other man sought treatment at Hospital Tuanku Fauziah (HTF).

"The body of Kamarul Izahar was then sent to Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah in Alor Setar for a post-mortem and the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder," he said. – Bernama