JOHOR BARU: A couple who went viral on social media for alleged indecent conduct in a vehicle have been remanded in custody for two days.
The remand order was issued by magistrate Noorfazlin Hamdan to enable the police to conduct further investigations under Section 377D of the Penal Code.
Section 377D criminalises acts of gross indecency, imposing a jail term of up to two years.
Yesterday, Seri Alam police chief Superintendent Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said the incident took place at a parking lot in Taman Kota Masai, Pasir Gudang at 3.03pm on March 29.
The couple, a 22-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl, were arrested separately between 4.15pm and 5.15pm yesterday at Taman Johor Jaya and Taman Kota Masai.
They did not have any past record.