SHAH ALAM - A man who threw a glass bottle from a high-rise building onto a busy road is being tracked by the police.
The incident was first highlighted on TikTok when a netizen, using his account @syrupboy1, posted a video that showed the man tossing an empty glass bottle from a high rise balcony towards a congested road in daylight.
In the original recording – which had since been taken down due to TikTok community guideline restrictions – it was visible that the bottle thrown by the man was a liquor bottle.
The TikTok owner said in his reposted video, "I hope my video had gone viral and I really hope that police will grab (sic) and punish him accordingly.
"If (the) police have not gotten a hold of him yet, I would like to ask the public who knows the person to DM (direct message) me so I can meet him in person to teach him a lesson on how to respect people and road users.”
The video which went viral on social media garnered many reactions from social media users with most of them expressed their shock over such uncivilised behaviour.
A TikTok user, Deen suggested that if the suspect was captured by the police, he would still be safe as opposed to being caught by the public.
"Seriously, if police got hold of this kid, he is still safe, but if the public did, he better watch out," he said, referring to the public outrage over this.
Another account with username Yong Ros agreed with what had been said by the viral TikToker @syrupboy1.
"That's right, if it knocked on somebody's head, I don't know what to say.
Another user, zulfiqar 01 suggested the TikTok owner to reach out to the person who first posted the video in order to find the culprit.
"Ask the person who made the video, you will surely get the kid," he said.
Dang Wangi district police chief Assistant Commissioner Noor Dellhan Yahaya yesterday said initial investigation revealed that the incident occurred at a residence at Jalan Cendana, Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur.
Dellhan, when contacted by Sinar Daily today said that there was no update yet as of today.
"We have identified and are tracking down the suspect.
"It (the tracking operation) is being actively carried out. Any update from the operation will be informed,” he said.
Police had also asked the public’s cooperation to come forward should they have any information on the case.
The case is being investigated under Section 268 of the Penal Code for creating a public nuisance.