Malaysia

8 nabbed in Rawang restaurant brawl

Several of rowdy bunch surrender to police following 1am scuffle

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 19 Apr 2021 7:10AM

8 nabbed in Rawang restaurant brawl
A misunderstanding and ensuing fight between two groups at a Rawang eatery resulted in at least one man sustaining light injuries. – Screen grab, April 19, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – Eight men were arrested by the police today to assist in the investigation of a fight at a restaurant in Rawang that occurred early yesterday morning.

Gombak police chief Arifai Tarawe said four of the suspects, aged between 23 and 29, were arrested at the Gombak police station when they came to give their statements while four others turned themselves in at the same station.

“We are tracking down several other individuals to assist in the investigation,” he said in a statement tonight.

In the 1am incident, a 29-year-old individual was having drinks with his friends at a restaurant in Rawang when a misunderstanding occurred with another group of men, which led to bottles being thrown at his table, and when the victim and his friends retaliated by doing the same, a scuffle broke between the groups.

He said the complainant sustained light injuries on his hand and chest, and that the case is being investigated under Section 147 of the Penal Code.

Arifai urged the public with information on the incident to contact the police.

In a separate incident, police are tracking down a man to assist in the investigation of a fight that occurred in front of a restaurant in Damai Perdana, Kajang, on April 9.

Kajang district police chief Mohd Zaid Hassan said the individual has been identified as Yuen Wai Lam, 26, from No. 3, Jalan Penghulu 12/3, Bandar Mahkota Cheras.

Zaid said police had arrested and remanded four men aged between 19 and 28 to assist in the investigation under Section 148 of the Penal Code for rioting. – Bernama, April 19, 2021

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