GEORGE TOWN: Police have launched an investigation into a chaotic incident that occurred outside Masjid Jamek Sungai Nibong last night, where a car was surrounded by a mob.
Video footage of the incident has since gone viral.
The incident took place during the burial of Commander Muhammad Firdaus Ramli, the commanding officer of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN)'s 503 Squadron, who was among the 10 individuals tragically killed in a mid-air collision involving two helicopters at the RMN base in Lumut on Tuesday.
Northeast district police chief Assistant Commissioner Razlam Ab Hamid confirmed that police received a report regarding the incident and are probing it under Section 427 of the Penal Code.
He said initial investigations revealed that around 7.45pm, a 46-year-old man, while driving along the road, claimed that his car's right side was knocked by a motorcycle.
He panicked and honked the horn, attracting a crowd that surrounded his vehicle, causing partial damage.
However, police officers and naval personnel on duty managed to control the situation swiftly, he added.
Razlam said that the man admitted he was unaware of the event at the mosque and had honked the horn mistakenly.
He urged the public not to speculate about the incident to avoid disrupting police investigation and maintaining public orderliness. - NST
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