KL cops raid karaoke centre, 95 issued RM1,000 compound notices each

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 95 patrons of a luxury karaoke outlet in Taman Miharja Cheras were issued with RM1,000 compound notices each for violating Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP).

Kuala Lumpur CID chief Senior Asst Comm Habibi Majinji said the 95, including 20 women, were partying when police raided the premises at about 12.30am on Sunday (Feb 13).

"We received information that the outlet, located on the third floor of a shopping mall, was operating until the wee hours of the morning," he said when met at the location on Sunday.

SAC Habibi said the outlet's management only allowed regular customers and those who made bookings to enter the premises.

"In fact, customers have to park their vehicles in the basement ab d are brought up to the third floor in a special elevator," he said.

The police blocked all exits at the shopping mall before the raid to prevent anyone from escaping.

"We also detained the outlet's manager as well as three foreign men and two foreign women for further action.

"We also seized business receipts as well as various sound systems," he said.