Police successfully foiled a group of suspected kidnappers, shooting four individuals dead during an operation in Skudai, Johor which began late last night.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said in the same operation, police also arrested four more individuals, including a woman aged between 25 and 43, around the district early today.

According to Shuhaily, the group was...