KUANTAN: A businessman here was shot in the neck during a robbery at his house by three men on Saturday morning.
A source revealed that as the victim was lying wounded on the floor, the three suspects fled in a Perodua Axia in the 5.58am incident at Jaya Gading here.
The victim was rushed to the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA) for treatment.
In their haste to flee, one of the robbers dropped a piece of evidence which may help police in their investigation.
"One of the suspects (accidentally) dropped a wallet at the scene, and checks on it (revealed that) it belongs to a policeman attached to the Kuantan district police headquarters," the source said.
He added that police are investigating the matter under Section 392 of the Penal Code for armed robbery.