The temple caretaker, who was found battered to death at a petrol station in Puchong on Tuesday, was the youngest brother of infamous lawyer VK Lingam.

VK Rajendram, 52, was believed to have died after being assaulted by three men following an argument over money collected by the temple.

According to Selangor police chief Khalid Abu Bakar, the body was found at 3am on Aug 3 at the Petronas petrol station in Bandar Tasik Puteri Serdang.

rajendram velupillai vk lingam brother interview 300108 sullen The post-mortem indicated that the victim had died from injuries sustained in the head and chest.

“Police investigation found that the victim was the youngest brother of VK Lingam. Lingam is the eldest of seven siblings. The body was claimed by another brother VK Sivaparangothai on Aug 4,” said Khalid in a Facebook posting today.

The police has arrested a man, aged 30, who is believed to be one of three who had an argument with Rajendram.

“The two other suspects have been identified but they have since disappeared,” said Khalid.

It is believed that Rajendram was assaulted at the temple.

"Before he died, the victim managed to tell the attendant that he was earlier attacked by three men at the temple before he drove to the station to escape," Serdang police chief Supt Abd Razak Elias had earlier told Bernama .

Forty minutes later police arrested one of the suspects, who came forward to lodge a report on the incident.

The Lingam tape

lingam tape hearing 300108 vk lingam 02 Well-connected lawyer Lingam was at the centre of the controversy involving allegations of tampering in the appointment of judges.

He was caught on video purportedly discussing promotions of senior judges over the phone with Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim, then the number three judge in the country, who was later promoted as chief justice.

The video was recorded by Loh Gwo Burne, who himself was elected Kelana Jaya parliamentarian two years ago.

A royal commission to investigate the Lingam tape, set up in 2007, found the grainy eight-minute video clip authentic.

It recommended that Lingam and five others be investigated under the Sedition Act, Legal Profession Act, Official Secrets Act and Penal Code.

Up to now, no action has been taken against the six, which included former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, tycoon Vincent Tan, former chief justices Ahmad Fairuz and Eusoff Chin, and former Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, who is also MP for Putrajaya.

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