KOTA KINABALU: The Chief of Staff for Land Operations at the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM), Datuk M. Chandra, passed away today after being rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state.
According to a report by the New Straits Times, he was discovered unresponsive at his residence in Likas at around 7 a.m. Despite the efforts of the medical team to perform CPR while on the way to the hospital, there was no response.
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jauteh Dikun confirmed the passing of Chandra.
“I was informed by the hospital that Chandra passed away at 8.45 am today,” he stated.
The cause of death is still unknown,” he added.
Jauteh mentioned that the last message he received from Chandra was at 5.18 am, but was unable to provide the exact time of his death.
He also mentioned that Chandra’s body has been taken to the hospital for a post-mortem and will later be moved to Wisma Fook Lu Siew to allow family and friends to pay their final respects.
Chandra, who had a long tenure, joined the police force in 1995 and served as the Kota Kinabalu district police chief from 1994 to 2018 before taking on his role with ESSCOM’s land operations unit.
