A teenager who attacked several Anti-Smuggling Unit officers in front of the district hospital here was seriously injured after he was shot twice

Teenager shot after attacking officers

TUMPAT: A teenager who attacked several Anti-Smuggling Unit officers in front of the district hospital here was seriously injured after he was shot twice.

Kelantan police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi said the 19-year-old youth had attacked the officers because he held them responsible for the death of his uncle, a suspected smuggler.

He had come with several men in five cars and confronted the officers at 9.20am yesterday while they were having tea at a shop near the hospital.

Abdul Rahim said the drama unfolded after the officers tailed a 56-year-old man, who was driving a car at Kampung Tin here.

“The officers brought the suspect to the hospital as they found him unconscious right after they pulled him over.

“However, the suspect was pronounced dead at 7.45am after being brought to the hospital,’’ he said.

Police also found 20 packets of rice in the man’s car.

“Four of the officers who later went to have coffee at a nearby shop were attacked by a mob believed to be made up of the man’s relatives.

“In the scuffle, the teenager was shot twice by one of the officers after he refused to stop attacking them,” Abdul Rahim said.

He also said that the teenager was transferred to the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital in Kota Baru from the district hospital here and his condition is reported to be stable.

Abdul Rahim added that the case was being investigated under Section 148 of the Penal Code for rioting, Section 37 of the Firearms Act and Section 427 of the Penal Code.

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