KUALA LUMPUR – Three unemployed men were charged in the magistrates’ court today with the murder of a man during a fight at Jalan Telawi, Bangsar near here two years ago.
G. Naresh, 27, K. Pravin, 28, and S. Letchumanan, 30, nodded their heads after the charge was read out to them before magistrate Wong Chai Sia.
No pleas were recorded from the accused as murder cases are under the purview of the high court. The court also set June 14, for mention.
They were charged with two other men still at large, for the alleged murder of M. Sanjeet Kumar, 30, at Lorong Belakang Affin Bank, Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar, at 1am on March 13, 2021.
The charge, under Section 302 of the Penal Code, was read together with Section 34 of the same code, and provides for the death sentence upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Sareeka Balakrishnan prosecuted while lawyers Datuk Geethan Ram Vincent and Lavinia Raja represented Naresh and Pravin, and Letchumanan was not represented.
On March 13, 2021, Bernama reported that a man was killed while another was badly injured in a brawl in Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar. The motive for the fight was believed to be revenge.
Sanjeet Kumar succumbed to his injuries upon arrival at a hospital, while his 30-year-old friend was severely injured. – Bernama, April 13, 2023
