ALOR SETAR: Police have arrested a man suspected of injuring another individual with a knife before setting the victim's motorcycle ablaze at Jalan Singkir Badong, near Yan, on Monday (March 30). Yan Police chief Supt Mohamad Hamizi Abdullah said the incident occurred at about 7pm and involved a 34-year-old motorcyclist and a 41-year-old suspect. "The victim was attacked while riding his motorcycle, leading to a struggle in which he sustained a slash wound to his right wrist. The suspect then removed the petrol pipe and set the motorcycle on fire," he said in a statement on Tuesday (March 31). He said police arrested the suspect at 8pm on the same day and seized the weapon believed to have been used in the attack.

Source: The Star March 31, 2026 03:30 UTC