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Man nabbed for sexually assaulting woman on LRT train

Ampang Jaya police chief Khairul Anuar Khalid says the victim reported that the incident occurred as she was travelling from the Wangsa Maju station towards Pasar Seni on Aug 19.

Man nabbed for sexually assaulting woman on LRT train

Police arrested a 43-year-old foreign man for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on an LRT train last week, according to Ampang Jaya police chief Khairul Anuar Khalid. The incident occurred on August 19 when the 25-year-old victim was traveling from Wangsa Maju station to Pasar Seni. The woman stated that the suspect rubbed his genitals against her back during the assault.

Prasarana auxiliary police detained the suspect at Pasar Seni LRT station on August 21 and transferred him to the district criminal investigation department. The suspect has been remanded for four days until August 25 to aid in the investigation. The case is being handled under Section 354 of the Penal Code, which pertains to assault or using criminal force to outrage a person's modesty.

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