KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya is conducting internal operations to address the presence of stray dogs on its campus in response to the string of cat deaths there recently.
Brickfields police chief Assistant Commissioner Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood said the university regularly updated the police on their actions to eliminate stray dogs, which are prevalent in their area.
"This is an internal action by the university's management as they have their own security and veterinary departments. The operation to capture these stray dogs is conducted with assistance from animal activists," he said during a case item disposal ceremony at the Brickfields police headquarters today.
Ku Mashariman added that a post-mortem examination on a fifth cat's carcass, as stated in a police report received on Jan 2, revealed that the death was caused by bites from a wild animal.
Previously, police recorded 11 statements from lecturers, students, auxiliary police, animal activists and veterinarians in relation to the case.
On Jan 5, the media reported that another cat was found dead in the university area.
Police had found no foul play in the previous four cases, which were deemed animal attacks.
Meanwhile, on another matter, Ku Mashariman said the disposal today involved 1,874 case items from 101 investigation papers from 2019 to 2024, with a total value of RM387,227.
"All items disposed of today involved two departments; the Criminal Investigation Department and the Commercial Crime Investigation Department," he said.
Among the items disposed of were air pistols with metal pellets, mobile phones, computers, cigarettes and alcoholic beverages.
Present to witness the disposal ceremony were Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court judge Rosli Ahmad and Kuala Lumpur deputy public prosecutor Sabri Othman.