Cops probe WhatsApp conversation between woman and ‘policeman’


Police are investigating a viral social media incident, where a woman claimed she contacted by a police officer via WhatsApp after submitting her interstate travel application. — 123rf.com

The police are investigating a claim by a woman, which was widely shared on social media, that she had been contacted by a police officer via WhatsApp after submitting her interstate travel application.

Wangsa Maju district police chief Supt Ashari Abu Samah said the investigation is being carried out following a tweet about the incident by the 26-year-old woman.

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