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The Star
05-08-2025
- Business
- The Star
KL strata residents fear redevelopment under URA
A Pangsapuri Bukit Ria resident says many owners there have yet to receive their strata titles. — Photos: KAMARUL ARIFFIN and LEW GUAN XI/The Star Pangsapuri Cantik owners relayed concerns during authorities' visit SEVERAL residents in three city strata properties have voiced worries over possible redevelopment under the proposed Urban Renewal Act (URA) and Kuala Lumpur Local Plan 2040 (KLLP 2040). Pangsapuri Cantik and Pangsapuri Bukit Ria in Taman Bukit Ria as well as Flat Taman Kobena in Taman Kobena, all in Cheras, are among 139 sites identified as having potential for redevelopment under KLLP 2040. Pangsapuri Cantik resident Lee Cheok Seng said a recent site visit by Town and Country Planning Department (PlanMalaysia) and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) on July 24 was URA-related. 'The visit gave us the opportunity to tell the authorities why we don't want our apartments redeveloped,' he said. Lee told StarMetro that a company had approached residents in May last year with a redevelopment proposal that would significantly increase density. 'It proposed redeveloping Pangsapuri Cantik, which currently has four storeys and 87 units, into a 46-storey Cantik Residence with 465 units. 'However, all Pangsapuri Cantik needs is refurbishment. 'We hope the government can provide an interest-free loan for this to be carried out,' said Lee. Another Pangsapuri Cantik resident, Sukhdev Singh Cheema, raised concerns about worsening traffic in the area if the high-density redevelopment project proceeded. 'The traffic situation has worsened through the years following several nearby projects,' he said. 'Motorists from various residential areas pass through here to access Jalan Loke Yew, especially during peak hours. Lee (left) and Sukhdev are against redeveloping Pangsapuri Cantik. They say the four-storey apartment building only needs refurbishment. 'Imagine if several nearby strata properties were redeveloped into high-density apartments with about 500 units each. Traffic would be a nightmare.' Echoing Sukhdev's sentiments was Flat Taman Kobena Management Corporation (MC) chairman Sathivel Kathiraveloo, who said traffic congestion was a daily affair in the area. 'DBKL should address this issue, not approve more high-density developments that could worsen the traffic situation,' he said. Pangsapuri Bukit Ria resident Jeremy Kong called for the government to resolve strata title woes at his apartment building before considering any redevelopment proposals. 'The owners here have not received their strata titles since moving into the apartment in the 1980s,' he said. 'Without strata titles, we don't have legal ownership rights and can't vote for any proposals, including redevelopment.' At a forum organised by Kuala Lumpur Residents Action for Sustainable Development Association (KLRA+SD) last month, stakeholders raised their concerns over the consent threshold under URA. Under the draft Bill, a consent threshold of 80% has been set for properties under 30 years and 75% for those over 30 years. Sukhdev said maintaining the current 100% consent threshold was important to avoid gentrification in redeveloped properties. 'Without it, a minority of owners who oppose redevelopment will be forcefully displaced. 'They wouldn't be able to afford higher maintenance costs that would come with the new project,' he said. National House Buyers Association secretary-general Datuk Chang Kim Loong had also said the 100% consent threshold must be kept. However, Taman Desa resident James Tan Kok Kiat said it would be very challenging to achieve 100% consent in renewal projects, and keeping that threshold was not practical. KLRA+SD chairman Tan Booi Charn urged the government to prioritise owner-initiated renewal projects.
Hindustan Times
14-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Man kills uncle over land dispute in Ferozepur village
A man shot dead his uncle over a land dispute in Ferozepur's Akku Maste Kee village on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Mukhtiar Singh. As per information, Mukhtiar had gone to work in his field when his nephew Sukhdev Singh turned up there. A verbal duel broke out during which Sukhdev pulled out his licensed gun and opened fire at Mukhtiar, leaving him critically injured. The victim was rushed to the Ferozepur civil hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Speaking to reporters outside the hospital, Mukhtiar's brother Sahib Singh said, 'It was a minor argument over land. No one expected things to turn so ugly. Suddenly, Sukhdev pulled out his pistol and shot my brother.' Senior superintendent of police Bhupinder Singh Sidhu visited the civil hospital to meet the grieving family. Addressing the media, he said, 'Preliminary investigation suggests that the shooting stemmed from a trivial dispute between the victim and his nephew. Statements from family members have been recorded, and further investigation is underway.' The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and a case has been registered under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and provisions of the Arms Act. A hunt is on for the accused.
Hindustan Times
07-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
'Deva Bhau' tattoo helps Thane rural police identify the victim, crack murder case
THANE: The Shahapur police and the Local Crime Branch of the Thane rural police cracked a murder case after an unidentified man whose body was found dumped near Umbarrakhand village, located near Kasara, along the Mumbai-Nashik highway on April 30. The accused, two of them contract killers, were arrested on Monday. (Shutterstock) The deceased was identified as Ashok Sukhdev, 28, a resident of Sinnar tehsil in Nashik district. Around 11.30am on April 30, residents of the village noticed his body lying amid the roadside bushes with stab wounds, indicating a violent murder, said a police officer. A case was registered for murder and causing the disappearance of evidence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, against unknown persons. A joint team of Shahapur police and Thane Local Crime Branch launched an investigation. Guided by a single clue of a tattoo on his hand which read 'Deva Bhau' the police began to trace his identity. 'We had very little to go on at first, but our team focused on the smallest clues — especially the tattoo. That, along with technology and public help, led us to the accused,' said Suresh Manore, police inspector attached to the Thane rural LCB. Another officer said forensic analysis of the deceased, and state-wide coordination also helped them identify him. Photographs of the body were circulated on police WhatsApp groups and crime-focused digital platforms. They learnt a missing person complaint was filed in Sinnar for Sukhdev. Finally, the police could pin him down from a video uploaded to a local online crime news portal, which showed a man matching Sukhdev's description. CCTV footage helped the police narrow down potential suspects. Police said that during interrogation, two of them –Wasim Pathan, 32, and Rahul Gunjal, 25 – admitted to the murder. They told the police that a woman named Sheetal Fodse, a resident of Igatpuri, hired them to kill Sukhdev. Fodse was involved in an extramarital affair with Sukhdev. When he began pressuring her to marry him, she allegedly conspired with the killers to get rid of him, said the officer. The killers allegedly lured Sukhdev to a secluded location in his village and fatally stabbed him. They then abandoned his body near the Mumbai-Nashik highway to cover up the crime and destroy evidence.
