Kulasingam Sabaratnam

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In this Indian name, the name Sabaratnam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kulasingam. The abbreviation "s/o" or "d/o", if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" respectively.

ACP S. Kulasingam s/o Sabaratnam (12 August 1931 - 29 November 2007), was a retired Malaysian police officer and was considered the most fearless police officer in 1970s.

Kulasingam Sabaratnam

AMN PGB
Born(1931-08-12)12 August 1931
Cameron Street, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Federated Malay States
Died29 November 2007(2007-11-29) (aged 76)
Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru
Allegiance Malaysia
Service/branch Royal Malaysia Police
Years of service1951-1985
RankAssistant Commissioner of Police PDRM.svg Assistant Commissioner of Police
Service numberG/1681
UnitSpecial Investigation Division (D9), Criminal Investigation Department

Early life[]

Kulasingam Sabaratnam was born on 12 August 1931 in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.[1] He got education at St. Paul school (Senior Cambridge) on 1950.

Police career[]

Kulasingam joined the Police Force on 1 July 1951 as Probationary Inspector. After complete basic police training at Police Training Center at Jalan Gurney (now Jalan Semarak) Kuala Lumpur. He was assigned to Butterworth, Penang. During the Malayan Emergency, he served as an Estate Guard Officer for three months before being assigned to Bukit Mertajam, Penang as an Investigate Officer on September 1955; Prosecutor Officer in the same place for six months. In 1957, he was assigned to Pahang Contingent Police Headquarters, he also promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) at the same year.

Later, he was assigned to Johor Contingent Police Headquarters as Head of Criminal Investigation Division and District Traffic Chief on 1959; he also served in Unit No. 3 at Ipoh District Police Headquarters, Perak in 1960. He also served in Brunei in 1963 and Sarawak in 1964. He also served in Police Field Force (now General Operations Force) at Kroh, Perak as Commander of Training School. In 1966 to 1969, he served in Sarawak as Commander of 3rd Battalion of Police Field Force.

In 1970, he was placed to Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department, Kuala Lumpur (KDN/KA) for two years. Until 1979, he served in Criminal Investigation Department in Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters before being placed in the D4A Division at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur in 1980. He was appointed as the Head of Johor Criminal Investigation Department in 1982 until his retirement on 15 September 1985 with the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police.

Arrestment of Kepong Chai[]

DSP Kula's reputation was so huge back then that even infamous criminals like Kepong Chai — a rapist with a penchant for scarring the faces of women with a blade — were threatened by him. He was successfully arrested him.

Eliminated Gang Luku[]

On 7 April 1976, DSP Kulasingam together with Chief Inspector I/2813 raided the house at No. 20, Jalan 20/7, Paramount Garden, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. In the house were 4 brutal robbers which already robbed a goldsmith shop a day before. He was badly shot on his stomach but still able to fight the criminals. Luckily, he survived the incident.

Shot by Botak Chin[]

Another criminal that was threatened by DSP Kula was the criminal named Botak Chin a.k.a. Wong Swee Chin who robbed nearly RM300,000 after shooting a security guard carrying money at the Horse Racing Club in Kuala Lumpur who became famous. Kulasingam was tasked to hunt down him. Botak Chin violence escalated on 22 November 1975, when he and his gang attempted to kill DSP Kula at a traffic light intersection near Jalan Davis, Kuala Lumpur.[2]

They ambushed his vehicle after tailing him and started firing bullets at the policeman. It was reported that at least 11 bullets hit his vehicle, one of which shattered DSP Kula's rib, ripped through his liver, and punctured his lung, before lodging close to his spine.

Despite the life-threatening injury, DSP Kula drove himself to the Cheras police station. On 16 February 1976, Chin was arrested and his gang following a raid and shoot-out at a sawmill in Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur.

Death[]

On 29 November 2007, Kulasingam passed away at hospital due to poor health.[3]

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Heart and Soul: Life and times of top cop ACP Kulasingam Sabaratnam". www.thestar.com.my.
  2. ^ "super cop who survived getting shot 11 times by botak chin". Says. 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Kulasingam dies at 77". The Star. 2007-11-30.
  4. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1968" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1976" (PDF).
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