The police arrested five people, including a woman, in a raid on a shophouse in Shah Alam last night to assist their probe into the murder of Nurin Jazlin Jazimin, 8.

According to Bernama , those arrested are between 27 and 33 years old.

Police also seized two cars and five mobile phones, Federal CID director Christopher Wan Soo Kee said in a statement today.

He said the arrests were made following a public tip-off.

Nurin, a Standard Two pupil of Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Desa Setapak, was reported missing on Aug 20 after going alone to a night market near her house at Section 1 in Wangsa Maju.

Her remains were later found stuffed in a sports bag outside a shophouse along Jalan PJS 1 on Sept 17. Police also confirmed that she was sexually abused.

Meanwhile, Bernama reported that the arrests were the first made since "Ops Sunti" was launched to hunt for the murderer of Nurin.

The first arrest was made of a couple, both 33, in Persiaran Bistari, Section 7, Shah Alam. They are from Bukit Kuda, Klang.

Following that, a 28-year-old man from Wakaf Baharu in Tumpat, Kelantan was arrested at a shophouse in Jalan Kristal, Section 7, Shah Alam.

It is learnt that the suspect tried to resist arrest and police seized a handphone and a Proton Iswara car from him.

DNA test

Reporters waiting at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital this morning, saw the five detained being brought to the hospital in two police cars at 9.20am, believed to be for DNA tests.

The four men wore pink T-shirts printed with the words "Lokap Kuala Lumpur" while the woman, who appeared to be pregnant, was in black baju kurung and white scarf, and was handcuffed.

They were later seen coming out of the HKL Forensic Department before being taken away by police, believed to the Petaling Jaya Magistrate's Court to obtain a remand order on them.

Meanwhile, a visit to Nurin's home in Section 1, Wangsa Maju saw the front door locked from outside indicating that no one was in.

The "Ops Sunti" special team comprises police personnel from Bukit Aman, and Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Sentul district and Petaling Jaya district police contingent headquarters, led by the federal CID director.