KUALA LUMPUR: An Indian national who
was working as a waiter in Malaysia was shot dead in a 'revenge' attack near a
restaurant which was full of footbal fans watching live telecast of a FIFA World
Cup match.
The killer then ran across the street to a waiting car
that sped off. Dash, 30 worked as a waiter in a restaurant in the Kota Damansar
suburb near here.
Football fans watching the live telecast World Cup
2010 match between South Africa and Mexico at a restaurant in Kota Damansara on
Friday night were jolted by the sound of a gunshot. They were shocked to learn
that the target, who later died in hospital, was a waiter who had just gone off
duty.
It was close to midnight, and the waiter, an Indian national
known only as Dash was making his way to the restaurant workers' dormitory
located near the restaurant in Dataran Sunway when a man approached him. From a
foot away, the man shot Dash in the stomach.
Petaling Jaya district
deputy police chief Superintendent Abdul Razak Eliyas said yesterday that Dash
was rushed to Sungai Buloh Hospital but died after arrival.
About 50
people were watching the World Cup game at the restaurant at the time, Razak
said.
"An initial investigation showed that the victim was shot in
his abdomen. We found a bullet slug on the floor near the body.
"We
believed the killer use .9mm semi-automatic gun. Closed-circuit television
camera recordings reveal that the killer was wearing a dark blue shirt with
black pants.
"The killer also wore a full-face motorcycle helmet and
was waiting for the victim at the stairs."
Razak said that after
shooting Dash, the killer ran across the road to a waiting Proton Perdana being
driven by an accomplice and they sped off.
He said the killing was
well planned and police believe the motive was revenge.
"We believe
we can quickly solve this case," he said, adding that police were searching for
the suspects.
The restaurant's owner, who declined to be named, said
the victim had been working at the restaurant for only four
months.
"We expect to catch the killer and his getaway driver as soon
as we view the CCTV recordings and record statements from witnesses that will
reveal several vital details to the investigators," he said