Two suspects killed in Tak Bai police shooting case operation

Thairath•Society•19d ago

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Thai security forces killed two suspects during a raid in Sukhirin District linked to a previous attack on Tak Bai police.

•Two suspects were killed by security forces during a raid on August 5 in Sukhirin District, Narathiwat Province.
•The operation was in response to an incident on August 2 where gunmen killed two Tak Bai police officers and injured four others.
•Security forces believe the deceased are Mr. Saman Malee and Mr. Abdulmukhlis Puteh, pending formal identification.
•One additional suspect remains at large.

•On August 2, gunmen attacked police in a palm oil plantation in Village 6, Phrai Wan Subdistrict, Tak Bai District, Narathiwat Province, resulting in 2 police deaths and 4 injuries.
•On August 5, Pol. Gen. Samran Nualma, Pol. Lt. Gen. Noppasil Ponsawat, and Pol. Lt. Gen. Piyawat Chaloemsri led forces to surround a house in Kia Subdistrict, Sukhirin District, Narathiwat Province.
•Suspects inside the house opened fire on officers, leading to a clash during the operation.
•Two suspects were killed during the encounter, suspected to be Mr. Saman Malee and Mr. Abdulmukhlis Puteh.
•Forensic officers are currently working to formally verify the identities of the two deceased suspects.
•Security forces are continuing to track and arrest one remaining suspect.
•Authorities warned that anyone providing shelter or assistance to the fleeing suspect will be strictly prosecuted under the law.

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Samran Nualma(สำราญ นวลมา)

Deputy Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police who led the operation in Sukhirin District.

Noppasil Ponsawat(นพศิลป์ พูลสวัสดิ์)

Commissioner attached to the Office of the Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police who led the operation.

Piyawat Chaloemsri(ปิยะวัฒน์ เฉลิมศรี)

Commissioner of Provincial Police Region 9 who led the operation.

Chumphon Saksureemongkol(ชุมพล ศักดิ์สุรีย์มงคล)

Pol. Maj. Gen. leading the Provincial Police Region 9 Investigation Division.

Saman Malee(สะหมาน มะลี)

A suspect believed to be one of the two individuals killed during the operation in Sukhirin District.

Abdulmukhlis Puteh(อับดุลมูคลิส ปูเต๊ะ)

A suspect believed to be one of the two individuals killed during the operation in Sukhirin District.

Tak Bai Police Station(สภ.ตากใบ)

The police station whose officers were killed and injured in the August 2 attack.

Provincial Police Region 9 Investigation Division(บก.สส.ภ.9)

The police unit involved in the operation to capture the suspects.

Border Patrol Police 44(ตชด.44)

The special operations unit involved in the raid.

11th Ranger Regiment(กรมทหารพรานที่ 11)

The military unit involved in the raid.

Phrai Wan Subdistrict, Tak Bai District, Narathiwat Province(ต.ไพรวัน อ.ตากใบ จ.นราธิวาส)

The location of the August 2 shooting incident in a palm oil plantation.

Kia Subdistrict, Sukhirin District, Narathiwat Province(ต.เกียร์ อ.สุคิริน จ.นราธิวาส)

The location of the house where the security forces conducted the raid on August 5.