A man who was suspected to have burnt more than 23 luxury cars in Sentul during the past two weeks, died at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital today.

A police source informed Bernama that the suspect died at 12.15pm due to injuries believed to have been sustained after falling from a motorcycle.

However, Kuala Lumpur police chief Mohmad Salleh yesterday denied allegations that the 42-year-old suspect, who was detained to assist police in investigations into the car burning cases, had been seriously injured following an assault by the authorities and the public.

The suspect was arrested on March 24 while riding a motorcycle at Kampung Puah junction, Sentul in Kuala Lumpur.

The burning of luxury cars including the Skoda Octavia, BMW 523i, Kia Sorento and Honda Accord models had been on the rise in the city, where at least 23 cases were reported.

On March 23, four cars were torched around Sentul, including one in Titiwangsa.

- Bernama