Three Bangladeshi nationals have been killed and another seriously injured following an alleged clash among co-workers in Taman Linggi, in Malaysia’s Port Dickson district, Negri Sembilan state. Police have detained a 40-year-old Bangladeshi man in connection with the incident.
Negri Sembilan police chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said officers from the Linggi police station went to a house in the Taman Linggi area at around 4.15pm on Monday after receiving information from local residents about a confrontation involving several Bangladeshi nationals.
Police subsequently detained the 40-year-old man at the scene as part of their initial investigation. Officers later recovered two more bodies from the Soya Mangis estate area in Linggi, bringing the confirmed death toll to three.
According to police, all three victims had sustained serious injuries to different parts of their bodies. The nature and exact circumstances of those injuries have not yet been fully established, as investigators continue to examine the sequence of events.
Another Bangladeshi national was found injured and was taken to Rembau Hospital for treatment. He remains under medical care. Police have not immediately disclosed the identities of the deceased or the injured man.
Initial investigations indicate that the three victims, the injured man and the detained suspect all worked for the same company and lived together in the same house. Investigators are now trying to determine what led to the confrontation and whether a dispute between the co-workers escalated into violence.
Police believe the incident may have unfolded at more than one location. The recovery of two bodies from the Soya Mangis estate, following the initial police response to the reported clash at a house in Taman Linggi, has prompted investigators to reconstruct the movements of those involved and establish the full sequence of events.
Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the detained man had no previous criminal record. Police were expected to bring him before the Port Dickson Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday to seek a remand order, allowing investigators additional time to question him and gather evidence.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 of Malaysia’s Penal Code, which concerns murder. However, police have yet to establish the motive behind the alleged confrontation. It remains unclear whether the incident stemmed from a personal dispute, a disagreement among co-workers or another cause.
Investigators are continuing to gather evidence and establish the circumstances surrounding the deaths. Statements from witnesses and other people connected to the incident are expected to form part of the investigation as police work to determine how the confrontation began and how the victims came to sustain their fatal injuries.
The incident has drawn attention because all those involved were reportedly employed by the same organisation and shared accommodation. Police are therefore examining both the workplace and living arrangements of the group as they seek to understand the background to the alleged violence.
The investigation remains ongoing, and the circumstances surrounding the deaths have not yet been conclusively established. Any further legal action against the detained man will depend on the findings of the police investigation and the evidence gathered in the case.
