Police today brought in a bulldozer into Ladang Gadong, Banting, to carry out digging works at two new sites at the farm where the Banting murders were alleged to have taken place.

It is learnt that one of the sites was located within the farm belonging to one of the suspects, while the other was located outside.

Police obtained leads to the location of the two sites after the four suspects in the Banting murders were brought to the farm about 4pm, and about half-an-hour later, a bulldozer was seen entering the area.

However, digging works at the two sites would only be done tomorrow as all police vehicles, including a van carrying the suspects, left the area about 6.45pm.

Sosilawati Lawiya, 47, her driver Kamarudin Shansudin, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim and CIMB bank officer Norhisham Mohammad went missing on Aug 30 after going to Banting for a land purchase deal.

Police found out that they had been killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Sungai Gadong, Tanjung Sepat, near Banting, Selangor.  

One of the suspects in the case was also linked to the disappearance of several individuals, including a businessman from India, Allal Kanthan Muthuraja, 34, and a contractot from Kedah, Shafik Abdullah, 37, and his friend.

Allal was reported missing after arriving in Malaysia last Jan 18, while Shafik and his friend were reported missing five months ago.

They went missing allegedly after meeting the suspect.

Police to wrap up probe soon

Meanwhile, police are expected to complete their investigations into the gruesome murders, said inspector-general of police Ismail Omar.

"We are continuing our investigations... we should be able to complete them soon," he told reporters.

   

Sosilawati Lawiya police search afp 2 In Kuala Langat, Selangor, divers of the Marine Operations Force continued to scour a sluice near Banting for a new lead into the case.

A check by Bernama at the site showed that a police line had been set up about 100 metres from the location, with several police cars seen in the vicinity.

The operations from 11am to 1pm attracted a group of onlookers.

Six divers were seen diving in the drainage but there was no telling if they had found anything.

On Tuesday, the divers found what looked like a golden bangle at a sluice in Kampung Sungai Lang, about 200 meters from the location today.