A DRAMATIC video circulating on social media shows a man being run over twice by a vehicle during a violent dispute outside a supermarket in Skudai, Johor Baru.
The clip, which racked up nearly 2,000 likes and hundreds of shares, sparked intense online debate and concern over public safety.
Did the incident really happen?
VERDICT:
TRUE
Police have arrested three individuals following the altercation outside a supermarket in Taman Pulai Utama, near Skudai, which left a 35-year-old local man with a fractured right leg.
Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Radin Ramlan Radin Taha said police were alerted to the incident at 6.38pm on Friday (Oct 30).
"Preliminary investigations found that the altercation stemmed from a misunderstanding over a money-lending issue between two parties who knew each other," ACP Radin Ramlan said on Saturday (Oct 31).
He added that the victim suffered a leg fracture after being hit by a car driven by one of the individuals involved.
ACP Radin Ramlan confirmed that three local suspects, a man and two women, aged 34 to 53, were arrested to assist in investigations, and the vehicle seen in the video has been seized.
The victim was admitted to Sultanah Aminah Hospital and is in stable condition.
All three suspects tested negative for drugs and have no prior criminal records. The case is being investigated under Section 147 of the Penal Code for rioting and Section 307 for attempted murder.
Police are tracking down several other individuals believed to be involved and have urged the public not to speculate on the case or take the law into their own hands. Anyone with information is asked to contact the nearest police station.
