IPOH: Police are hunting for an Indian national suspected of sexually harassing a woman at a Manjoi hair salon here, as reported on social media yesterday.
Ipoh district police chief ACP Yahaya Hassan said the police are aware of a viral case of sexual harassment shared by a Facebook account owner named ‘Siti Hajar Ghazali,’ which has gained public attention.
“Police confirmed receiving a report from a 37-year-old woman who claimed to have been sexually harassed by a man while he was cutting her son’s hair at around 1:25 pm last Tuesday.
“The case is being investigated under Section 509 of the Penal Code and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955,” he said in a statement today.
According to the police report filed yesterday at Jelapang Police Station, the woman claimed that the suspect attempted to initiate a conversation in Bahasa Melayu, but she ignored him. He then proceeded to talk to himself and used offensive language, said Yahaya. – BERNAMA
