Kuala Lampur, Sept. 6 -- A policeman was reportedly shot with his own gun and stabbed during a struggle with a suspect in Simpang Pulai early Sunday morning.

According to a report in The Star, Perak police chiefDatuk Noor Hisam Nordin said the 1.15am incident began when a team from the Simpang Pulai station, on crime prevention patrol, spotted a suspicious car in the Taman Desa Pakatan area.

The suspect reportedly sped off when officers attempted to stop the vehicle, leading to a chase that ended at an oil palm plantation.

"During the attempted arrest, a struggle ensued between the suspect and our team. In the incident, the 26-year-old Constable was shot in the abdomen by the suspect, who grabbed the policeman's gun during the struggle...