Kota bharu: Police arrested four individuals to assist investigations into the murder of a male Myanmar refugee in Taman Desa Kujid, Kampung Pok Boh here early this morning.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat stated that the Kota Bharu district police headquarters learned about the discovery of the victim, aged 18, at 12.12 am. Preliminary investigations revealed that the murder was believed to have occurred at a workers' dormitory near a Muslim cemetery in Taman Desa Kujid.

'The victim was found unconscious with cuts to his neck,' Mohd Yusoff said in a statement today. A police team then raided an unnumbered house in Taman Desa Kujid, Panji here based on information received, leading to the arrest.

Four individuals - a Chinese man, two Myanmar men, and a woman, aged 22 to 38, were arrested. During the raid, authorities also seized a Mitsubishi Triton and four mobile phones.

Checks revealed the suspects had no prior criminal records, and they have been remanded for seven days from today to Sept 25 to facilitate investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

Mohd Yusoff urged those with information or witnesses to come forward to assist investigations by contacting the Kota Bharu district police headquarters operations room at 09-7752200 or any nearby police station.