GUA MUSANG: Two men have been arrested for their suspected involvement in a rioting incident at a sundry shop in Bandar Utama here.
Gua Musang OCPD Supt Sik Choon Foo said in the 8.30am incident last Friday, a group of men armed with a machete, an iron rod and a wooden stick attacked a shop worker, who was said to have reprimanded the suspects for stealing a carton of carbonated drinks from the premises.
“Unhappy at being reprimanded, six men believed to be the suspects’ friends resorted to attacking the victim and damaging items in the shop,” he said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
Supt Sik said the two men, both in their 20s, who were believed to be the main suspects, were arrested around 4.30pm on the same day.
He said police also confiscated the weapons including a brass knuckle believed to have been used by the suspects during the incident.
He added that the duo also tested positive for benzos and methamphetamine.
