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KOTA KINABALU: Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) Land Operations Division chief of staff SAC Datuk Chandrasehkaran Muthu passed away this morning (Saturday).

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jauteh Dikun confirmed the matter and said Chandra's body has been sent to the Sabah Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Likas for an autopsy.

"I cannot provide the exact time of death as I was still receiving his last messages at 5:18 am this morning.

"The Sabah Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Likas only informed us that he had passed away at around 8 am today.

"The cause of death has yet to be determined, and the deceased is now at the hospital for a post-mortem to ascertain the exact cause of death," he said.

Fondly known as M Chandra, he served 29 years of service with the Royal Malaysia Police since 1994.

He served as Kota Kinabalu District police chief from 2014 to 2018.

Chandra is survived by his wife and two daughters.