The incident was recorded by another student before the video was circulated in a WhatsApp group and later uploaded to Facebook, said police.PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested three secondary school students who allegedly assaulted a schoolmate, after a video of the incident went viral.Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said an initial investigation found that the incident occurred at about 12.30pm yesterday under a staircase at Block F of the Sri Nilam flats in Ampang.He said the incident was sparked by claims that the victim had disturbed the girlfriend of one of the suspects.The victim was allegedly led to the location by another student before the three suspects assaulted him."The suspects slapped the victim in the face and kicked him in the body," Azam said in a statement, adding that all those involved were under 18 years old and attended the same school.The incident was recorded by another student before the video was circulated in a WhatsApp group and later uploaded to Facebook.The case is being investigated under Sections 147 and 507B of the Penal Code for rioting and bullying, respectively. Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad said the arrest followed a report lodged by a man at about 12.40am today.JOHOR BAHRU: Police have detained a man over a Facebook post allegedly containing remarks insulting Islam and obscene language directed at Allah and Prophet Muhammad.Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad said police received a report at about 12.40am from a man who alleged that a viral post had been uploaded by the owner of the Facebook account "Fadzil Zahari".He said a preliminary check revealed that the account owner had shared several screenshots uploaded by "Parthiban Ragu", which allegedly contained material insulting Islam and obscene and offensive remarks directed at Allah and Prophet Muhammad."Acting on the information, police arrested a 37-year-old man in Iskandar Puteri at about 1am," he said in a statement.He said police also confiscated two mobile phones from the suspect who did not have a criminal record.The suspect has been remanded for four days to assist in the investigation under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948, Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, as well as Section 298 of the Penal Code.
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