A man allegedly assaulted and threatened a convenience store customer in Mutiara Subang after becoming angry when confronted for cutting the queue while making a payment on Sunday.
Sungai Buloh district police chief Superintendent Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said police received a report involving an assault causing injury and criminal intimidation against a local male victim.
Preliminary investigations found that the incident began when the victim confronted the suspect for allegedly jumping the queue at the payment counter.
“The suspect then assaulted and threatened the victim before fleeing the scene on a motorcycle,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.
A video of the incident had earlier gone viral on social media, reportedly uploaded by an individual claiming to have been assaulted and threatened.
The victim alleged that the incident happened after he confronted the man for cutting the queue.
Mohd Hafiz said the case was being investigated under Sections 323 and 506 of the Penal Code.
Police are actively tracking down the suspect to make an arrest.
Members of the public with information about the incident are urged to assist investigations by contacting investigating officer Sergeant Shamie Yosup at 013-6463069 or the Sungai Buloh district police headquarters at 03-6156 1222.
Information can also be provided at any nearby police station, he said.
