SHAH ALAM: A misunderstanding has resulted in two students being beaten up by their friend’s neighbour, an ex-cop with the title ‘Datuk’, in an incident at Section 7 here on Friday.
In the incident which has gone viral on the social media, a relative of one of the victims claimed that not only were they roughed up, the ‘Datuk’ also pointed a pistol at the victims and fired a shot in the air.
Both suffered injuries to their body and head.
Prior to the incident, the two students allegedly went to their friend’s house to study but found that he was not at home. They exit the gate and it was then that they were caught by the neighbour.
After pictures of both victims went viral, their friend, whose house they went to, took to the social media to clarify the situation.
“They are not stealing. How could they rob their best friend’s house?
“They came to my house to study. Can’t you see the bag the boy was carrying? The gate was open and they went in to see if there were people at home.
“When they saw that no one was at home, they went out and were caught by the neighbour and accused of stealing. This is all a misunderstanding,” said the friend who identified himself as Zharfanaiman.
Shah Alam police chief Assistant Commissioner Shafien Mamat when contacted said the police received three reports regarding the incident.
“The two students were picked up and later released after we conducted our investigation.
“The case will be investigated according to Section 448 and 323 of the Penal Code for trespassing and voluntarily causing hurt and Section 39 of the Firearms Act 1960.
“A press conference on this case will be held tomorrow,” he said.