JB man who set wife’s car on fire nabbed in anti-vice raids
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The incident occurred at around 10.20pm on Feb 2, involving a 21-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man believed to be her husband.
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JOHOR BAHRU – A man suspected of setting his wife’s car on fire in Jalan Tebrau was arrested following a series of raids.
Johor Bahru South division police chief, Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat, said the raids were conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) anti-vice, gambling and secret societies division at 12.20am on Feb 5.
“The operation was conducted at Taman Sri Tebrau in Johor Bahru and Bukit Pasir, Batu Pahat,” he said in a statement.
“The suspect was arrested in Batu Pahat. We have also confiscated his multi-purpose vehicle (for investigation).”
AC Raub added that a remand application has been submitted to the courts in Johor.
Earlier, a video that went viral on social media showed a man blocking a woman’s car with his multi-purpose vehicle before pouring petrol on the bonnet and setting it on fire.
AC Raub said the incident occurred at around 10.20pm on Feb 2, involving a 21-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man believed to be her husband.
He added that four people inside the car managed to escape unharmed.
He said the police were investigating the incident as a case of mischief by causing fire. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
