Four Men Arrested For Rioting, Causing Injury

KLUANG, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Four men were arrested for rioting and injuring a 17-year-old male victim at a basketball court here.

Kluang Police chief ACP Bahrin Mohd Noh said a report about the incident was received yesterday at 11.15 am, in which the victim alleged that several unidentified individuals attacked him on Friday around 11 pm.

He said the victim, who was at the Kampung Paya basketball court, was assaulted by a group of unknown men.

“Acting on information, four suspects aged between 19 and 21 were arrested today (Oct 12) around 1.30 pm to assist with the investigation, and checks revealed that two of the suspects have prior criminal records.

“Urine tests conducted on all four suspects came back negative for drugs, and the case is being investigated under Section 147 of the Penal Code,” he said in a statement today.

A 45-second video related to the incident had earlier gone viral on social media.

-- BERNAMA