Source : Malay Mail
KLANG’S Little India is no more a must-visit tourist spot. Over the past two months, Little India has become a crime hotspot, as criminals have been targetting shops and pedestrians at the historic street.
In the latest incident, three men between the ages of 20 and 30, armed with parang and an axe, attempted to rob a prominent Indian clothing shop along Little India last Friday. The shopkeeper and his workers put up a fight and foiled the robbers.
The shopkeeper caught one of the robbers, while the other two escaped on motorcycles. Police have since nabbed the other two robbers and placed all three in remand.
Traders are calling for more police patrols around the area stating that crime prevention should not be a problem for the force as the area is only a stone’s throw away from the district police station.
“We have a great relationship with the police. But after the recession started, the crime rate has gone up. We want more police presence around this area, as it is also a popular tourist destination,” said one trader who declined to be named.
Klang district police chief ACP Mohamad Mat Yusof, when asked about the recent increase in crime along the notable street, said: “The crime rate has gone up everywhere and not only around Little India. But I assure the traders and shoppers there that the police have increased patrols in the area.
Klang Member of Parliament Charles Santiago reminded traders that the burden of reducing the crime rate along Jalan Tengku Kelana should not only fall on the shoulders of the police.
“The traders should also hire security guards for their shops. We must be practical here. If we look at the ratio of police personnel to civilians in Klang, the difference is enormous. So, the traders should take preventive
measures to ensure the safety of their shops and customers.”
Klang MIC deputy president M. Karunanidhi called for the installation of closed-circuit television cameras along Little India.
“The council should work together with the police. Install CCTV cameras in the area and connect them to the district police station.
If this is done, the police will always have an eye on the street, be it to ease traffic congestion or to fight crime,” he said.
13 July, 2009 at 5:45 pm
hmm..
even though we have tried to reduce crime..
the rate still astonishingly high,,
its all up to police to take things here high as we are nearly losing confidence in the..
13 July, 2009 at 9:02 pm
WHAT YOU ARE DOING YB AS A ELECTED MP FROM KLANG TO PREVENT CRIMES IN KLANG. MANY YEARS KLANG HAD BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH GANGSTERISM AND CRIMES AND THE AUTHORITIES HAVE TURN DEAF EARS ALL THE WHILE, BUT NOW KLANGITES VOTED PR GOVERMENT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO ERADICATE CRIMES FOR GOOD.AS A MP YB SHOULD ORGANISE MORE CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS,NEIGHBOUR HOOD WATCH GROUP, RAKAN COP , AND ASSIST THE POLICE FORCE, MOREVER MAJORITY OF CRIMES COMMITTED BY INDIAN YOUTHS AND ITS TARNISHING THE INDIAN SOCIETY IMAGE.NOW NAJIB IS PRESENTING GOODIES TO THE PEOPLE AND DONT UNTIL YB GET BOOTED OUT IN THE NEXT GE
13 July, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Charles…these ppl are the product of Klang’s horrible schools….gangsterism is rife in Datok Hamzah, La Salle, ACS, Jalan Istana, Raja Mahadi, some of the Tamil Schools and the scools out in Banting, Kapar and Kuala Selangor…
The PR needs to get serious and pay greater attention to schools and if possible bring in better teachers rather then the dungus running the show now…..
These crooks sometimes come from broken homes and sometimes are ..well…just crooked. Many of them can be set right at the school level if there is consistent effort….
14 July, 2009 at 9:19 am
Who’s gonna foot the bill???
What’s a policeman for then…?
Isn’t that their duty…????
Tell the IGP to address the crime rate. Not the traders.
They are only “traders”………!
14 July, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Dear sir,
I would also like to know if anything is being done on the illegal parking of cars on the stretch of Little India Klang.
Seems to me that the bad jam in and around klang is not getting better and these cars parked along the road is making it worse especially in the evenings and also mornings and even when there are police personnel handling traffic in the area. Therefore i was wondering, if car’s are allowed to park there then why is there a white line along the side of the road instead of parking lot lines? I feel there should be a better management of car parking system around the area. Please do advice. Thank You.
Regards,
Alexzander Johnson
Citizen of Klang
25 October, 2009 at 9:28 am
Whats needed is not more security to provoke criminals into becoming more innovative and more violent to overcome additional security but productive initiatives by you and your ‘alternatives’ to government.
By initiatives I mean meaningful programmes to keep unemployed young Indians otherwise marginalised (not as if you aren’t aware of the problem) in some form of useful activity. Job training, improvement or the induction into them of new skills to make them more employable.
Your response to this issue is somewhat disappointing.