Found the remains of a burned-out sedan in a pond, suspected to be linked to the “Komas” case.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat, Police found burned parts of a sedan. Abandon the palm garden pond Nakhon Si Thammarat expects to be connected to the case of “Komas”, the owner of a cockfighting arena in Chumphon Province, who has been missing without a trace for nearly 2 months. Until now, he has not been found.

In the case of Mr. Khanop or “Komas”, aged 56 years, owner of a cockfighting arena in Sawi District, Chumphon Province, disappeared along with his car. On the night of February 1, 2024 and on February 4, 2024, Komas’ car was found parked abandoned in the forest along the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom Province. Later on March 20, 2024. Officers followed the mobile phone signal and found it. said to have entered the area of ??Wang Hin Subdistrict, Bang Khan District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province But the search did not find him, and after almost 2 months the fate of “Komas” is still unknown.

Most recently, Pol. Maj. Gen. Naphanwut Liamsanguan, investigation commander of Provincial Police Region 8, along with an
investigative team, went to the suspicious area. It is expected to be the point of destruction of evidence in the “Komas” case. Located in a palm plantation, Village No. 9, Khao Ro Subdistrict, Thung Song District, 600 meters from the main road, the remains of a burned sedan were found. and cut them into pieces and threw them into a pond in hopes of concealing the case. Initially, it was thought to be Komas’s car. So together with the villagers and related agencies use water pumps They helped pump out the water until they found evidence of parts of a Honda Civic sedan with Singburi registration. Then use a backhoe to pull the wreckage of the sedan onto the shore. To check to see if it is a Komas car or not. As for the missing Recently, he still hasn’t been found. Officials rushed to inspect the surrounding area. and will examine the car wreck thoroughly again.

Upon questioning, the village headman in the area provided information that previously he had never been notified or seen anyone. The burned remains o
f the sedan were dumped in the said pond. As for this oil palm plantation, it belongs to one of the residents. which has just received the rights document recently Previously, he had come to explore. together with land officials to issue rights documents which is in the process of coordinating with the garden owner and workers came to be questioned in order to further expand the results.

Reporters reported that earlier, the Police Investigation Region 8 detected the phone signal of “Komas” and found that there was movement. in the central region, northeastern region in Nakhon Phanom province, and the southern region in Surat Thani Province In addition, a Komas mobile phone signal was found entering the area of ??Wang Hin Subdistrict, Bang Khan District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. Therefore, police forces were mobilized to inspect the forest in Bang Khan District to look for traces of the missing persons, but none were found. They found only a hole as large as a human body, 50 centimeters deep, of which 1
hole had been dug and another 2 holes were in the process of being dug.

Pol. Maj. Gen. Naphantawut said that this palm oil plantation area Found evidence of the sedan that was used to kidnap Komas and commit violence before the vehicle was taken apart. Then burned and left in the pond. As for the suspects and those involved Police are trying to find all the evidence. As for the characters in the case, we now have all of them, but we are waiting for as much evidence as possible. to propose to the court to issue an arrest warrant However, this case Police had previously arrested one suspect, but after bailing he had already disappeared. As for the cars that participated in this incident, there were 3 cars, including the car of “Komas”, of which 2 cars have already been recovered.

Source: Thai News Agency