229 deaths in two weeks of Ops Selamat

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ops Selamat held in conjunction with Hari Raya recorded another eight deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total to 229 fatalities in 14 days since the operation began on May 29.

Police corporate communications head Datuk Asmawati Ahmad said the number of accidents has risen to 22,852.

She said 37 deaths were each recorded in Selangor and Johor, followed by Perak (24), Kedah and Pahang (18 each), Kelantan (17), Sabah (16), Sarawak (15), Terengganu (12), Negri Sembilan (nine), Penang (eight), Kuala Lumpur (seven), Melaka (six) and Perlis (five).

“In the two weeks, 4,195 operations were conducted nationwide with 319,576 summonses issued,” she said in a statement yesterday.

As for house and premises break-ins, she said 730 cases were reported throughout the country, with the highest number of cases involving houses (494), shops (119), offices (63) and factories (16). — Bernama

Source: TheStar