IPOH, Oct 14 — Perak police chief Datuk Azizi Mat Aris has confirmed that a criminal was shot dead in Kota Malim Prima near Tanjung Malim early this morning.

Azizi said the police are still gathering details on the shooting incident.

"I don’t have many details about the case now. But I can confirm that I have received a report that a criminal was shot dead by a team from Bukit Aman,” he said.

He said this when asked to comment on the shooting case in a press conference held at the Perak Police Headquarters here.

Azizi added that another press conference would be held at 2.45pm to provide further updates on the incident.