Four arrested following scuffle in Cheras

KUALA LUMPUR: Four people have been arrested following a scuffle with the authorities after a disagreement over a lane that was due to be built near a temple here.

Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Muhammad Idzam Jaafar in a statement said that the incident occurred near a temple in the Cheras area.

“An operation was conducted to build a ‘hoarding’ gate, which was for a lane leading to a school there. The police were called to assist the Kuala Lumpur Land and Mines office to ensure that the operation proceeded smoothly.

“While it was underway, 30 people approached, armed with metal and wood. They then tried to prevent works from being conducted, while also attacking those on duty there,” he said.

Four people were arrested following the scuffle, aged between 19 and 50.

“The motive of the group was due to them being unsatisfied with the government building the lane and reclaiming the land, which belonged to the government, making the area of the temple narrower,” he said on Tuesday (Sept 28).

A one-minute 13-second video has been uploaded on social media, showing the group protesting.

Some were seen throwing pieces of wood and metal at the police, while others attacked an excavator.

Police armed in riot gear were then seen trying to disperse the group.