A TRIP to the food court for a meal is usually a quiet affair with only the usual din of customers and workers to be heard.
Recently, a video went viral on social media showing a group of men getting into a fight at a food court, throwing tables and hitting each other.
Is it true that the brawl happened in a Skudai restaurant, as claimed in the caption?
VERDICT:
TRUE
Johor Baru North police confirmed the incident in a statement posted on its social media accounts.
It said that police received a report of a group of men involved in a brawl at an eatery in Taman Impian Emas, Skudai, on Jan 26.
"As soon as we received the information at around 11.50pm, a team of police officers from the Criminal Investigation Department was sent to the scene.
"However, the suspects managed to flee. Johor Baru North police personnel are tracking down those involved and the case is being investigated under Section 148 of the Penal Code," Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh Mahindar Singh said in the statement.
He added that two suspects had been arrested over the incident on Jan 28.
"Police arrested the first suspect, a man in his 40s, at 12.15am on Jan 28 in Skudai.
"The second suspect, who is 38 years old, was arrested at 1am on Jan 28 at a house in Masai, Johor," he said.
ACP Balveer added that both suspects have criminal records and were remanded for four days until Jan 31.
He also said police were still actively tracing other suspects still at large.
ACP Balveer also urged those with information on the incident to contact investigating officer Insp Mohammad Faez Rahim at 011-1190 5471.
He also urged the public not to make any speculations about the incident that could interfere in any investigations.
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/100063606425829/posts/893177582812448/?mibextid=vDLjQR
