15 Malaysians were arrested by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) following a viral incident where they had set off flares from a pickup truck in the middle of Jalan Sultan Ismail in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, to promote the sale of clothes.
Dang Wangi District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Sazalee Adam shared that the suspects, consisting of 14 men and a woman, were all aged between 17 and 30.
A viral video
Prior to the arrests, the police launched a manhunt for the individuals after a viral video showed them lighting up flares from a Ford Raptor vehicle in the middle of Kuala Lumpur in the wee hours of the morning, while 2 ‘scrambler’ motorcycles carried out dangerous acts.
The individuals in the pickup truck also displayed a banner with the numbers ‘6.6’.
A promotional gimmick gone wrong
PDRM investigations later found that the viral video, as well as the actions of the individuals, were done for the purpose of a sales promotion gimmick for a clothing store in Dengkil.
Assistant Commissioner Sazalee Adam further explained that the numbers ‘6.6’ is believed to refer to the clothing sales promotion of the store involved, which is in their 6th year of operations.
“The owner of the clothing store, a 24-year-old man, was also arrested along with shop workers and several other individuals who were paid to perform the act. Investigations found that 8 individuals were hired to perform the act with a payment rate of between RM50 to RM700 to make the act a success,” he said.
The police have also since seized the pickup truck and motorcycles used in the incident, especially considering the motorcycles can only be used of off-road activities and cannot be registered for road usage.
Sources: Polis Daerah Dang Wangi (Facebook), Berita Harian & #UpdateInfo (X)
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