QuickCheck: Did a ‘motorcycle obstruction’ lead to a brawl filmed in Pahang?


TRAVELLING can be stressful, and a fight can break out if people are in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Recently, a video of a brawl went viral online and it is claimed that it happened in Maran, Pahang after a motorcycle blocked another vehicle. Is there any truth to this?

VERDICT:

TRUE

In a statement, Maran OCPD DSP Norzamri Abd Rahman confirmed that the incident took place and said that nine people had been arrested following the incident in Sri Jaya, Maran.

He added that three of the nine sustained injuries from the fight.

"Preliminary investigations revealed the fight was due to a misunderstanding after one of the suspects had blocked another vehicle with his motorcycle,” he said in a statement.

The suspects, aged between 23 and 59, are being investigated under Section 148 of the Penal Code for rioting, he added.

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