Restaurant owner, nephew wanted by cops over viral abuse video

A screengrab of the viral video.

PETALING JAYA: A restaurant owner and his nephew are wanted by police after a video showing them hitting employees has gone viral on social media.

The seven-minute-long video shows the scene in the kitchen of the restaurant in Bandar Sungai Long, Kajang, where the owner is seen mostly yelling and slapping one of the workers while his nephew punches, pushes and slaps several employees.

Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Othman Nanyan said police will be arresting the pair soon.

"We believe they have been physically abusive before but the employees had not reported it until now," he said when contacted on Tuesday.

He said that the duo are now wanted as one of the abused employees - a woman - lodged a police report on Tuesday after the video went viral.

"Fortunately, the victim had only sustained minor injuries and was given outpatient treatment at Hospital Kajang," he said.

It is believed that the two had beaten the workers for not following instructions.

The case is being investigated under Section 323/506 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation.