JOHOR BAHRU - A family dispute is believed to have sparked a fight involving three men in front of a shop in Plentong here, which has gone viral on social media.
Seri Alam District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said the three men, aged between 27 and 60, were arrested to assist investigations into the incident.
He said police detected a two-minute-and-six-second video showing the incident after it was uploaded to a Facebook account on Saturday.
"Preliminary investigations found that the three suspects are related and the fight was also triggered by family issues.
"Checks revealed that none of the three suspects has any previous criminal record," he said in a statement on Sunday.
He said the case is being investigated under Sections 324 and 160 of the Penal Code.
Sohaimi added that the three suspects have been remanded for three days until Nov 3 to assist investigations.
Earlier, a two-minute-and-54-second video went viral, showing an elderly person allegedly being shoved, kicked and slapped by a man in front of a car wash shop in Plentong.
The footage drew criticism from social media users, who expressed sympathy for the victim and questioned the man's actions.