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Free Malaysia Today
18-07-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Man nabbed in Kluang after performing lewd act in public
A screenshot of the video showing the man performing an indecent act in public while holding a mobile phone. PETALING JAYA : A man has been arrested for behaving indecently in public in Kluang, Johor, on Wednesday, after a video of the incident went viral. Kluang police chief Bahrin Noh said police launched an investigation upon receiving a report, and found that the incident took place in front of a supermarket on Jalan Batu 4 at 4.16pm. He said the 55-year-old was arrested by the roadside at Jalan Besar Mersing at around 5pm yesterday. Checks revealed that the man had a criminal record of two offences, although his urine test came back negative for drugs. 'The case is being investigated under Section 377D of the Penal Code (outrage of decency), which carries a sentence of up to two years' imprisonment upon conviction,' Bernama reported Bahrin as saying today. A 12-second video had gone viral on social media, showing a man performing a lewd act by the roadside while holding a mobile phone.
Malay Mail
18-07-2025
- Malay Mail
Man arrested after lewd act outside Kluang supermarket caught on video
KLUANG, July 18 — A 55-year-old man has been arrested by police after he was caught on video performing a lewd act at the entrance of a supermarket at Jalan Batu 4 here. Kluang police chief Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said a police report on the obscene act was filed at 4.22pm yesterday after the 12-second video clip which went viral on Facebook. 'Following that, the Kluang district police investigated the incident that was believed to have taken place on Wednesday afternoon, around 4.16pm. 'The district's Criminal Investigation Division (CID) managed to locate and arrest the suspect at the roadside along Jalan Besar Mersing here at 5pm yesterday,' he said in a statement here. Bahrin said initial checks revealed that the suspect has two previous records involving criminal offences. However, he added that the suspect tested negative for narcotics abuse. 'The case was being investigated under Section 377D of the Penal Code for displaying gross indecency in public. The penalty for violating this section is imprisonment for up to two years if convicted,' he said. Bahrain urged the public who have information related to the incident to come forward and assist the police.
