GEORGE TOWN: Police are hunting down six men for assaulting a man for the alleged molest of a waitress at an entertainment outlet at Lorong Selamat here early morning yesterday.
According to a statement from the police, the 25-year-old victim was rounded up by the six men near the toilet of the outlet during the 2am incident.
A man from the group claimed that the victim has molested his friend working at the outlet. However, the victim denied the claim.
They man then smashed a glass bottle on his head and assaulted him before fleeing from the scene.
The victim was rushed to the hospital and he later lodged a police report of the incident.
"We have recorded the statement from the waitress and she claims she was molested by the man," said northeast district deputy police chief Supt V. Saravanan.
The case is being investigated under Section 148 of the Penal Code for rioting with the use of weapons.