Fight At Pelita Restaurant In Cyberjaya Was Over Finger Taste Test?
According to the Sepang police, initial investigation found that one of the suspects had dipped his finger in a dish, to taste it.
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A video showing a chaotic brawl between a staff member and a customer at a Pelita restaurant in Cyberjaya has been making rounds on Twitter recently.
The clip has since garnered an estimate of 1.3 million views and 2,700 retweets, where netizens were stunned to see the fight happen at a public place.
In a statement today reported by Sinar Harian, Sepang District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said, the police have received a report from the manager of a restaurant regarding the incident and have managed to arrest three suspects aged 50 to 51 at two separate locations.
The initial investigation found that the three suspects had gone to the restaurant and when they were in the nasi kandar section, one of the suspects had used his finger to take a side dish while drunk. The worker’s reprimand caused the suspect to act out aggressively by hitting him.
Sepang District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof
Additionally, Wan Kamarul Azran noted that following the incident, the victim claimed to have bruises on his neck, head, left shoulder and ear as a result of being beaten by the suspect.
The complainant, who is also the restaurant manager, claims to have faced losses when the shop’s equipment was damaged, including plates, and many side dishes were contaminated and had to be thrown away. Investigation also found that two of the suspects, who each worked as a tourist guide and a taxi driver, had criminal and drug records.
Sepang District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof
He said the case was investigated according to Sections 324, 327 and 506 of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile, some netizens joked that the man was probably mad over being charged exorbitant prices at the restaurant.
Motoring journalist Paul Tan said:
Maybe (this was him) after taking the squid and seeing the price.
Motoring journalist Paul Tan
On the other hand, Twitter user @HazwanAfifi said:
Asked for Menu Rahmah but got Menu Rosmah instead. How not to be angry?
@HazwanAfifi via Twitter
Meanwhile, Twitter user @amuse_gueule suggested that restaurants should place signs not allowing drunk people in.
Next time restaurants letak sign lah, Drunks are not allowed in. But you know, restaurants love drunks, because they can really eat after a full night of drinking.
@amuse_gueule via Twitter
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