Hunt for Gunmen Who Shot Riot Policeman in Din Daeng

BANGKOK, Oct 7 (TNA) - Police will seek warrants for the arrest of four people suspected of shooting and seriously wounding a riot policeman on duty at a flat complex in Bangkok’s Din Daeng district on Wednesday’s night. Pol Maj Gen Jirasan Kaewsaeng-ek, deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said the bureau would file its request for the warrants with a court today and police expected to arrest the suspects soon. The seriously injured policeman was identified as Pol L/C Detwit Lettensan. He was shot in his head during an operation to maintain order at the Din Daeng flat compound. A surgeon removed a bullet from his head and the policeman remained unconscious and dependent on a ventilator. Anti-government protesters planned rallies in front of the Supreme Court at 5pm and under the elevated expressway in Din Daeng at 5.30pm today. (TNA)