When was altantuya killed

She was picked up in front of Razak's house on Oct 19, by police personnel and never seen again. Three weeks later, some of her remains were found in a forested area near Puncak Alam. It appeared that she had been blown up with explosives. At the time of his arrest, Sirul was in Islamabad, Pakistan as part of then prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's security detail. Following this, the police arrested Razak, a well-connected defence and political analyst known to enjoy close ties with then deputy prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

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Days before her death, she came to Malaysia with a female cousin and went looking for Abdul Razak. He evaded her but the woman, who was said to be pregnant at the time, persisted and hired a local private investigator to assist her. After the private eye shared crucial information with investigators, two policemen, attached to the elite Special Action Force, chief inspector Azilah Hadri and corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, then aged 30 and 35 respectively, were arrested.

Almost three weeks after her death, investigators were led to a forest reserve near the Subang Dam in Puncak Alam. The jungle spot would later be identified as where Altantuya was killed by two gunshots. Her body was then blown up with explosives. More than a week later, Azilah and Sirul, both former bodyguards of Najib, were charged with murdering the model, while Abdul Razak was charged with abetting the killing.

After a long trial, Abdul Razak was acquitted in October