Lecturer nabbed after letting off pump gun at padi field

 

The lecturer was seen opening fire at a padi field, police said.

KOTA BHARU: A senior lecturer has been arrested for opening fire with a pump gun for which he did not have a licence.

General Operations Force 8th Battalion commanding officer Supt Muhammad Shamsuddin said the man, in his 40s, was nabbed by a GOF team on patrol near a padi field at about 3pm yesterday in Kampung Tasek Berangan, near Repek, Pasir Mas.

The suspect had alighted from a Mitsubishi Pajero before shooting with the pump gun towards the direction of the padi field.

The pump gun seized by police yesterday. (Bernama pic)

Police seized the Turkey-made pump gun, an amount of live ammunition and the car.

Shamsuddin said the man, who is with a public higher learning institution, did not have a firearm licence. - FMT