EIGHT men who were playing sepak takraw got off on the wrong foot when they were held by police for violating the conditional movement-control order at the Bandar Perdana Phase 6 playground in Sg Petani today.

Kuala Muda district police chief ACP Adzli Abu Shah said the men aged between 19 and 26 were detained by a group of cops who were conducting an Op Covid-19 patrol at 6pm today.

“All of them were playing sepak takraw and failed to provide a reasonable explanation for gathering in one area.

“They are in violation of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within the Infected Local Area),” he said in a statement today.

Adzli said all of them were taken to the Kuala Muda police station for further action. – Bernama, June 4, 2020.