Brawl involving foreigners in Kulai saw one injured and 11 arrested

KULAI: A brawl involving a group of foreign workers broke out in front of a factory here, which ended in one of them getting stabbed.

Kulai OCPD Supt Tok Beng Yeow said 11 foreigners were arrested in relation to the fight that took place at the Senai Industrial Area 3 at around 8.30am on July 28.

"During the fight, a 27-year-old Indonesian was stabbed in the back and all those involved fled after that but we found a knife at the scene.

"We managed to arrest 11 Indonesian and Pakistani suspects in the Senai area between 12.05am and 2am on the following day.

"We believe the fight was due to a misunderstanding. All of them are working in an electrical parts manufacturing factory," he said on Wednesday (Aug 3).

Supt Tok said the victim was in a stable condition and still receiving medical treatment at Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Baru.

The suspects, aged between 22 and 33, were currently under remand to assist in investigations until Thursday (Aug 4).

The case will be investigated under Section 148 of the Penal Code.

The offence carries a jail term of up to five years or a fine or both, upon conviction.

Supt Tok said police were looking for several others involved in the brawl and urged those with information to contact the investigating officer Insp Nik Mohamad Nazirul Azri at 017-707 8577.

A video clip of the brawl had been making rounds on social media.

The men could be seen pushing, kicking and throwing punches at each other, causing some of them to fall on the ground.