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Malay Mail
9 hours ago
- Malay Mail
‘Strength and resilience': Nancy Shukri offers condolences to grieving family of Kuching student found dead in Cyberjaya
KUCHING, June 26 — Women, Family and Community Development Minister, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, has called for a thorough, fair and transparent investigation into the alleged murder of a 20-year-old university student from Kuching. During a visit to the victim's family this morning, she offered her condolences and expressed hope that justice will be served. 'I pray the family will be given strength and resilience during this difficult time,' she said on Facebook, adding that the body was still en route from Serdang Hospital at the time of her visit. Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara was found dead in her dormitory room at the Mutiara Ville condominium in Cyberjaya on Tuesday morning (June 24). She had stayed behind for an exam while her five housemates left for the holidays on June 21. Several of her belongings, including a laptop, were missing. Videos circulating online showed police transporting the body to Serdang Hospital. A post-mortem revealed the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. Sepang police chief ACP Norhizam Bahaman said there were no signs of forced entry or sexual assault. 'Based on the preliminary autopsy report, police deny allegations circulating on social media that the victim was raped and murdered,' he said. The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code. Police have urged the public not to spread unverified information and advised anyone with information to contact ASP Mohd Husny Hussien at 012-9307860 or the nearest police station. — The Borneo Post
South China Morning Post
13 hours ago
- South China Morning Post
Cyberjaya murder: student killing in Malaysia tech hub fuels calls for safer dorms
The brutal murder of a 20-year-old university student in her dormitory has renewed scrutiny on safety lapses in Cyberjaya, a township hailed in the 1990s as Malaysia's Silicon Valley but now notorious for crime. Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara, a University of Cyberjaya undergraduate, was found dead on Tuesday due to blunt force trauma to the head, Sepang district police said on Thursday. 'Investigation at the scene found no signs of forced entry into the victim's residence. Further examination of the victim's body revealed injuries to the head,' said district police chief Norhizam Bahaman. The autopsy did not find signs of rape, he added, refuting claims widely circulated on social media that she had been sexually assaulted before being killed. There is a manhunt out for several suspects in the murder, with police saying they are close to making arrests. Her murder has once again turned the spotlight on the reputation of the city of 140,000 as a hotbed of crime. Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara. Photo: Handout Conceived as a twin to the federal administrative capital of Putrajaya, Cyberjaya was meant to anchor the country's digital ambitions. While those early hopes faded, the area is now undergoing a revival, driven by a surge in data centre projects under the government's push to position Malaysia as a regional digital infrastructure hub.
