POLICE have arrested two Pakistanis in connection with an alleged mugging and rape incident that occurred on the pedestrian bridge at the Serdang KTM station in December, Serdang police chief A. A. Anbalagan said.

He mentioned that both suspects were apprehended at the pedestrian area of Taman Serdang Perdana Condominium in Seri Kembangan at 8:30pm two days ago.

Anbalagan noted that one of the suspects, a 23-year-old, was involved in the mugging and rape of a 29-year-old local woman on the pedestrian bridge at the Serdang KTM Station on January 14.

“During the incident, the victim, a temporary sales assistant at a shopping centre, was walking along the pedestrian bridge around 12.40am after work when a man confronted her.

“The victim was mugged by the suspect who also stole her mobile phone and raped her after threatening her with a knife,” he said at a press conference at the Serdang police headquarters today.

Anbalagan said another 29-year-old suspect is believed to have been involved in another mugging case in the same area on December 30, where a local woman was robbed of two mobile phones and suffered injuries, including an injury to a finger on her left hand.

“Both suspects were arrested under sections 392/397/376 of the Penal Code and section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 and have been remanded for seven days starting from yesterday,” he said. – Bernama, January 17, 2024.