Kulasingam Sabaratnam
{{Short description|Former Malaysian police officer}}
{{Indian name|Kulasingam|Sabaratnam|note=on}}
S. Kulasingam s/o Sabaratnam (12 August 1931 - 29 November 2007), was a Malaysian police officer.
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Early life
Kulasingam Sabaratnam was born on August 12, 1931, in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/people/2020/11/28/heart-and-soul-life-and-times-of-top-cop-acp-kulasingam-sabaratnam|title=Heart and Soul: Life and times of top cop ACP Kulasingam Sabaratnam|website=www.thestar.com.my}} He received his education at the St. Paul school (Senior Cambridge) in 1950.
Career
Kulasingam joined the Malaysian Police Force on 1 July 1951 as Probationary Inspector. After completing basic police training at the Police Training Center at Jalan Gurney (now Jalan Semarak), he was assigned to Butterworth, Penang. During the Malayan Emergency, he served as an Estate Guard Officer for three months and was then assigned to Bukit Mertajam, Penang as an Investigating Officer in September 1955. He served as Prosecutor Officer there for six months. In 1957, he was assigned to the Pahang Contingent Police Headquarters, and promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in the same year.
He was assigned to Johor Contingent Police Headquarters as Head of the Criminal Investigation Division and District Traffic Chief in 1959. He served in Unit No. 3 at Ipoh District Police Headquarters, Perak in 1960, served in Brunei in 1963 and served in Sarawak in 1964. Additionally, Kulasingam served in the Police Field Force (now General Operations Force) at Kroh, Perak as Commander of the Training School. From 1966 to 1969, he served in Sarawak as Commander of the 3rd Battalion of the Police Field Force.
In 1970, he was placed at Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department, Kuala Lumpur (KDN/KA) for two years. Until 1979, he served in the Criminal Investigation Department at Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters before he was placed in the D4A Division at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur in 1980. He was appointed as the Head of the Johor Criminal Investigation Department in 1982, serving until his retirement on 15 September 1985 with the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police.
=Kepong Chai=
He arrested Kepong Chai — a rapist with a penchant for scarring women's faces with a blade.{{Cn|date=January 2024}}
=Luku gang=
On April 7, 1976, Kulasingam, alongside Chief Inspector I/2813 Gui Poh Choon, raided the house at No. 20, Jalan 20/7, Paramount Garden, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Inside the house were 4 robbers who had robbed a goldsmith shop a day before. Kulasingam was shot in the stomach, but the criminals were still arrested. After the raid and subsequent shooting, both Kulasingam and Gui Poh Choon were conferred the Star of the Commander of Valour by His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Yahya Petra.
=Botak Chin=
Botak Chin, a.k.a. Wong Swee Chin, stole nearly RM300,000 after shooting and robbing a security guard at the Horse Racing Club in Kuala Lumpur. On 22 November 1975, Botak Chin and his gang attempted to kill him at an intersection near Jalan Davis, Kuala Lumpur.{{cite web|url=https://says.com/my/lifestyle/super-cop-who-survived-getting-shot-11-times-by-botak-chin|title=super cop who survived getting shot 11 times by botak chin|website=Says|date=14 September 2021}}
They ambushed Kulasingam's vehicle, then began firing at the officer. It was reported that at least 11 bullets hit his vehicle, one of which shattered his rib, ripped through his liver, and punctured his lung, before lodging close to his spine.
Despite the injury, he drove himself to the Cheras police station. On 16 February 1976, Chin and his gang were arrested following a raid and shoot-out at a sawmill in Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur.
Death
On 29 November 2007, Kulasingam passed away due to poor health.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2007/11/30/kulasingam-dies-at-77/|title=Kulasingam dies at 77|date=2007-11-30|newspaper=The Star}}
Honours
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- 50px Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1968){{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1968.pdf|title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1968}}
- 50px Recipient of the Star of the Commander of Valour (PGB) (1976){{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1976.pdf|title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1976}}
