MELAKA – A group of Bangladeshi workers are believed to have provoked security guards and Health Ministry (MoH) personnel in an incident at Pantai Puteri last night.
Melaka Tengah district police chief Afzanizar Ahmad said the incident happened at 10.30pm at the workers’ hostel, and is believed to have been triggered when they were dissatisfied with the way a security guard had acted on a fellow worker who had fallen unconscious.
He said the security guard, who was also the complainant, had taken the unconscious worker away, but by the time the ambulance arrived, the worker was confirmed dead.
“Things became heated when one of the workers refused to cooperate, and created a commotion at the main gate of the dormitory where they had assembled.
“Stones were thrown at the security guards, damaging the guardhouse, while the ambulance suffered dents and scuffs,” he said when contacted by reporters here today.
Afzanizar said the 33-year-old security guard and the MoH personnel quickly left when things got worse. However, no injuries were reported.
He also said that closed-circuit television cameras, fire alarm boxes and a Honda Wave motorcycle were damaged in the incident, with an estimated loss of RM22,000.
“No arrests have been made since the 670 workers are under quarantine and wearing pink wristbands.
“Investigations are ongoing under Section 148 and Section 427 of the Penal Code. The public is advised to remain calm,” he said.
Several video recordings of the incident have also made the rounds on social media. – Bernama, August 14, 2021
