KUALA LUMPUR - Police are investigating an incident involving a third-year Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) student suspected of being stomped upon.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said the 19-year-old victim suffered fractures to his ribs and spine in the incident and is currently receiving treatment in hospital.
He said the investigation revealed that the incident was reported to have occurred at 10:45pm on Oct 21 after roll call near the university campus's marching ground but the police only received a report on the incident at 8.40pm last Friday.
"The case is still at the investigation stage and police advise the public not to make any speculations until the probe is completed," he said in a statement yesterday, adding that the case was investigated under Section 325 of the Penal Code.
The incident had gone viral on the social platform X when a women questioned the appropriateness of a UPNM student’s alleged bullying act as well as claimed her brother was stomped upon until his ribs were fractured. - BERNAMA