Perak police chief Noor Hisam Nordin said the Kerian police headquarters received a call from a member of the public at 3.55am informing them that a body had been found in Semanggol.

“An initial examination showed three marks on the back of the 43-year-old man’s body, suspected to be gunshot wounds. The post-mortem will be conducted at Taiping Hospital tomorrow.

“Police arrested two men, aged 32 and 33, in Kampung Selamat, Semanggol, at about 12.30pm yesterday. One of the suspects is related to the victim,” Bernama reported Noor Hisam as saying.

He said investigations found that one of the suspects, who was with two other men, shot the victim after mistaking him for a game animal while hunting in Batu Caves, Selangor, at about 8pm, on Sunday.

“They conspired to take the victim’s body to Semanggol in a vehicle accompanied by two other vehicles. The victim’s body was abandoned on the side of an unpaved road,” he was quoted as saying.

Noor Hisam said another 36-year-old suspect was arrested in Batu Caves at 8.30pm yesterday.

He said police seized a Toyota Vellfire, a Mazda and a Toyota Hilux, two homemade rifles and 11 12-bore bullets as well as four mobile phones.

“The three suspects have been remanded for a week from today until Oct 6 to assist in the investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code (for murder).

“Police are actively tracking down another suspect believed to be involved in the case,” he said.

Noor Hisam said members of the public with information about the incident could contact Kerian police headquarters criminal investigation division head Ambri Mat Nayan at 012-530 6567 or the headquarters at 05-7215222.