KAJANG: A jobless man was set upon by angry residents after he allegedly groped the buttocks of a woman in Sungai Jelok.
The 48-year-old touched the housewife after she alighted from her car and was walking to the market at 9.30pm Tuesday.
The 35-year-old woman screamed for help and her father, who was driving the car, came out and chased the culprit. This drew the attention of people nearby who caught the man.
District OCPD Asst Comm Ab Rashid Ab Wahab said police were told that the man sustained head injuries after falling into a drain while trying to escape.
But he said police would investigate if the man was beaten up by his captors.
“We believe that a struggle ensued between him and the captors, causing injuries to his head.
“He has been warded in Hospital Kajang for treatment,” he added.
According to ACP Rashid, the suspect was an alcoholic and had been arrested several times for operating illegal gaming machines.
The case is being investigated for outraging of modesty.
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