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Police arrest five individuals to assist in investigation into beating, rioting case

MELAKA , July 6 --  Five men have been arrested to assist in investigations into a riot that resulted in serious injuries to two men in Jalan Pengkalan, Kampung Pengkalan Rama Pantai, here early Sunday morning. Acting Central Melaka District Police Chief Supt Halim Abas said his department received information about a fight involving a group of men at the location via the MERS 999 emergency line at 1.48 am.  "Initial investigations found that the incident occurred at about 1 am when two men, aged 41 and 46, riding a motorcycle allegedly stopped in an area near a temple to pick up a motorcycle that had been abandoned at the location. "While in the area, they were believed to have been attacked by a group of men using plastic chairs, helmets and a stick, causing one victim to suffer lacerations to his forehead and chin, while another suffered a fractured skull," he said in a statement yesterday. He said both victims were sent to the Melaka Hospital for further treatment and one of them was placed in the Red Zone. Halim said acting on information, five men aged between 23 and 34 were successfully arrested on the same day to assist in the investigation. "Initial checks found that two of the suspects have past criminal records, while the other three have no criminal records. All suspects have been remanded for six days starting today to assist in the investigation," he said. He said the case was being investigated under Section 326 of the Penal Code for intentionally causing serious injury using a weapon or dangerous instrument and Section 148 of the Penal Code for rioting using a weapon. -- BERNAMA 

MELAKA , 6 July —  Five men have been arrested to assist in investigations into a riot that resulted in serious injuries to two men in Jalan Pengkalan, Kampung Pengkalan Rama Pantai, here early Sunday morning. Acting Central Melaka District Police Chief Supt Halim Abas said his department received information about a fight involving a […]