Having survived four granade attacks, former police officer Shanmugam Munusamy takes pride in being called 'black magic witch' by a Filipino terror group leader.

The 69 year old policeman turned golf course consultant, who joined the force in 1971, recalled leading 18 men in a joint operation against Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) members on Bakungan Island, just after a year being posted to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).