Filipina dies in bid to escape police raid

KUALA LUMPUR: A 32-year-old Filipino woman died while attempting to escape from police enforcement action when she fell from the 15th floor of the Sun Complex here today.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Commissioner Datuk Amar Singh Ishar Singh said in the 2.30am incident, the woman who was trying to escape after she became aware of the presence of police, slipped and fell from the 15th floor of the building.
"The operation codenamed 'Op Khas Sun Complex' was launched due to several complaints made by the public especially on notorious activities by foreigners.
"The foreigners were also reportedly causing a nuisance in that area such as drug related activities, alcoholics loitering, and so on," he told in a press conference here today.
The body was sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital mortuary.
He said, during the raid, some 435 foreigners were inspected and 154 of them, including 32 women, were detained for various offences including failing to produce valid travel documents and for misusing their social visit pass.
The offenders comprised 22 Indonesians, 19 of them women, five Filipino women and two Filipino men, 29 Myanmar men and six Myanmar women, 60 Bangladeshi men, 19 Nepalese men, six Pakistani men, one male Indian national and four Vietnamese including two women.
The operation, which began at 10pm on Sunday night and ended at 6am today, involved 500 personnel from various government agencies including the Immigration Department and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).