TEMERLOH: Four men who got into a brawl at a food court in Mentakab near here on March 17 have been arrested.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Azhar Mohd Yusoff said a team of policemen had gone to the premises after some patrons alerted the department about 8.25pm.
"Policemen arrested four men aged between 23 and 54 years old, and they were taken to the nearby health clinic. They were treated for light injuries.
"Investigations revealed one of the suspect's had intentionally kicked the leg of another man in the group before the four of them were involved in an argument which led them to fight in public," he said, adding the men have been remanded till March 21.
Azhar said the four men were probed under Section 148 of the Penal Code for rioting which carries a maximum sentence of five years' imprisonment or fine or both upon conviction.
He said those who have information on the incident can contact the Temerloh police headquarters at 09-2716222.