A police personnel died while another was hurt when they were trying to avoid being caught for khalwat (close proximity) in two separate raids by the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department.

Berita Harian reported Jais officers found the Bukit Jalil police personnel unconcious at the bottom of a condominium unit when they raided a fourth-floor apartment unit at Pandan Perdana, Selangor at about 3am today.

A woman who was at the apartment said he was her lover, the daily reported.

He was rushed to the Ampang Hospital but succumbed to injuries at 6.45am, it reported.

In a separate incident in Taman Puchong, a police officer was reported to have jumped out of an apartment to flee a Jais raid.

He is in critical condition, Berita Harian reported.

Khalwat raids had been a source of controversy with critics saying it was unislamic to spy on others in order to catch them in sin.

Islamic affairs agencies were also condemned for allowing media coverage of the raids, with tabloids publishing salacious pictures of busted couples in states of undress.

Perlis mufti said the raids must not be based on tajassus (the act of spying to uncover sins which do not hurt others and are done in private).

It must also not be done based on hearsay, and details of the raid must not be revealed except for the purpose of prosecution, the Perlis guideline for khalwat operations reads.