POLICE arrested two men for their suspected involvement in rioting at a sundry shop in Bandar Utama, Gua Musang, last Friday.

Gua Musang district police chief Sik Choon Foo said in the 8.30am incident, a group of men armed with a machete, an iron rod and a wooden stick attacked a shop worker, said to have reprimanded the suspects for stealing a carton of carbonated drinks from the outlet.

“Unhappy at being reprimanded, six men believed to be the suspects’ friends resorted to attacking the victim and damaging items in the shop,” he said in a statement today.

Sik said the two men in their 20s, believed to be the main suspects, were arrested on the same day at about 4.30pm.

He said police also confiscated the weapons, including a brass knuckle believed to have been used by the suspects during the incident, adding that the duo tested positive for benzos and methaphetamine.

The case is being investigated under sections 379 and 148 of the penal code and section 15(1)(A) of the Drug Dangerous Act 1952. – Bernama, September 3, 2023.