It was thought likely that the detective had been the victim of revenge by a gang, although his asso-dations with the Special Branch of the force, which deals- mostly in political matters, does not make it impossible that political motives were responsible for the foul deed.
Two women who were near the scene at the time of the shooting were also injured, one of them seri-[ously, whilst the rickshaw coolie ran sor his We when he heard the first hot. Zao, who was 33 years of age, was a graduate of Aurora University and on one previous occasion already, his life was threatened, a number of men having been arrested after the allure of their plan to kill him. He was very popular with his fellow members of the force and of whom his superiors talk highly.
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