Indian-origin cab driver shot in Malaysia

Singapore: An Indian-origin taxi driver in Malaysia was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while having dinner with his family.

A Siva, 36, was having dinner with his family in a restaurant at Puchong, a town in the Malaysian state of Selangor, when, around 9.30 pm on Tuesday, two masked men got down from a car, walked up to him and one of them fired at him, a media report said.

Siva, who was with his wife and eight-year-old daughter at the time, was rushed to a nearby clinic but died on arrival.

According to police, Siva was shot at least four times.

"We have the licence plate num­ber of the car but we have to determine if it is a fake," The Star newspaper quoted police assistant commissioner Yahaya Ramli as saying.

IANS