IPOH: Police are tracking down the owner of a car over an incident where a motorist tossed nails on a road in Baru Gajah, footage of which went viral on social media.
Batu Gajah district police chief ACP Mohamad Roy Suhaimi Sarif said the incident is believed to have occurred at the traffic lights of Jalan Ipoh-Lumut/Pusing near Batu Gajah.
"We also received a police report from a road user who said that his car tyre was punctured when driving on the road.
"The Batu Gajah District police headquarters criminal investigation department has opened an investigation paper under Section 427 of the Penal Code for committing mischief," he said here on Saturday (April 1).
Mohamad Roy Suhaimi said the owner of the vehicle is being traced for further investigation.
Anyone with information can contact investigating officer Inspector Siti Ramlah Abdullah at 016-767 6287 or the Batu Gajah IPD operations room at 05-365 4322 or 05-362 9050.
A 24-second video that was recorded by the driver of another vehicle shows the motorist scattering some objects at the intersection from the window of his car. – Bernama
