8 nabbed after brawl at Meru police station

2026-03-05 - 06:44

A viral video showed several men fighting in the police station, using a helmet and what looked like a pipe in their brawl. SHAH ALAM: Police have arrested eight men who got into a brawl at the Meru police station in Klang on Monday. Three of the suspects were at the police station to file a report when five others entered and the brawl ensued. Selangor police chief Shazeli Kahar said the incident was believed to have stemmed from a dispute between the two groups over looking after “security” in a housing area. “At the moment, investigations show that the suspects are involved in gangs,” he said in a press conference at the state police headquarters. Shazeli said the men, aged 28 to 44, were nabbed in a series of arrests and remanded separately until different dates, between March 3 and 7. “The suspects are believed to have been intoxicated during the incident,” he added. Checks found that some of the suspects had criminal records, including for murder, attempted murder, gang robbery and break-ins. One of the suspects tested positive for drugs. The cops also confiscated a black helmet and a metal pipe that was used in the brawl. Shazeli said the case is being probed under Sections 148, 427 and 324 of the Penal Code for rioting with a weapon, mischief and voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon. Investigations are also being held under Section 90 of the Police Act for disorderly conduct in a police station, and Section 6 of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act for carrying a weapon in a public place. Sekinchan human trafficking ring busted Separately, Shazeli said the cops busted a migrant smuggling ring after a series of arrests in Sekinchan, Sabak Bernam, with 32 migrants detained comprising 12 men, 14 women and three children. Police also arrested a Malaysian man who acted as a transporter for the syndicate. The first batch of arrests was made at around 2am on March 2 after the cops stopped a multipurpose vehicle at a petrol station in Sekinchan. They raided an oil palm estate three days later at about 3.30am.