NILAI: A policeman was found dead inside a toilet of a rest and service (R&R) stop here yesterday.
Nilai district police chief Superintendent Abdul Malik Hasim said the incident came to light after the police were alerted by the public over the matter at 5.45pm.
Initial investigation, he said, showed the 25-year-old victim was found dead near an iron pole above the divider in the restroom.
"The deceased was a policeman with the police force in Kuala Lumpur," he said in a statement today.
Checks by the Negri Sembilan Criminal Investigation Department's forensic unit at the scene found no signs of injuries on the body of the policeman.
"The case is being classified as a sudden death, and the body of the policeman has been sent to the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital forensic department in Seremban for a post-mortem," he said.
Abdul Malik urged the public with any information to contact the police to assist in the investigation into the case.
He also advised against speculation, as it could interfere with the ongoing investigation.