KUALA LUMPUR: A Filipina, 32, died while trying to escape from police enforcement action when she fell from the 15th floor of Sun Complex, media reports said.
The woman who was trying to escape after she became aware of the presence of police, slipped and fell from the 15th floor of the building, Sun Daily quoted Kuala Lumpur police chief Commissioner Datuk Amar Singh Ishar Singh as saying.
“The operation code named ‘Op Khas Sun Complex’ was launched due to several complaints made by the public especially on notorious activities by foreigners. The foreigners were also reportedly causing nuisances in that area such as drug related activities, alcoholics loitering, and so on,” he reportedly said.
The body was sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital mortuary, the report pointed out.
During the raid, some 435 foreigners were inspected and 154 of them, including 32 women, were detained for various offenses including failing to produce valid travel documents and for misusing their social visit pass, the official reportedly said.
The offenders comprised 22 Indonesians, 19 of them women, five Filipino women and two Filipino men, 29 Myanmar men and six Myanmar women, 60 Bangladeshi men, 19 Nepalese men, six Pakistani men, one male Indian national and four Vietnamese including two women, said the news portal.
The operation, which began at 10pm on Sunday night and ended at 6am today, involved 500 personnel from various government agencies including the Immigration Department and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), reported Sun Daily.
