'Shocking' package for lawyer
A. Sangeetha

PENANG: A criminal lawyer had a rude shock when he received a bullet in a package sent by post to his office in the afternoon mail.

Lawyer R.S.N Rayer said he received the .38 calibre bullet packed in a fountain pen box sent via Pos Laju at 12.40pm on Thursday.

"I collected my mail from my clerk when I got  back to my office from court. When I was opening the package wrapped in a brown paper, I thought someone had sent me a gift.

"But I got a shock when I saw the bullet inside the blue box," he told newsmen at a press conference.

 The package carried the sender's name as "Nagarajan s/o Soona Muthu", with the sender's address  as 126, Jalan Besar, off Jalan Sentul, Kuala Lumpur.

"I believe this is a bogus name and address," said Rayer, who was visibly shaken.

Rayer, who has been practicing for the past nine years, said he had no enemies but did not discount the possibility there may be angry next-of-kin of murdered victims who may hold a grudge against him for defending the alleged killers.

Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh who accompanied Rayer to the Lebuh Pantai police station to lodge a report at 2.50pm said the fact that a bullet had been sent showed it was easily available.

"The police must investigate this case to ascertain who is behind it. This is a serious matter and anyone caught in possession of a bullet can be charged under Section 57 (1) (b) of the Internal Security Act which carries the death penalty," he said.