KUALA LUMPUR: Police today did not rule out business rivalry as the main reason of the molotov cocktail attack on an entertainment outlet in Jalan Yap Kwan Seng here last week.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa also did not rule out the possibility that the suspects arrested in connection with the case were hired by the main culprit.
Rusdi said to date, six suspects had been nabbed to facilitate investigations into the case.
"The sixth suspect, who is a 23-year-old man, was arrested in Kuantan, Pahang, this morning. We are still tracking down another two individuals to facilitate our probe into the attack," he said after the Kuala Lumpur police contingent's monthly assembly here today (May 15).
Rusdi added that all suspects had no links to any secret societies.
"This is an isolated case that is about rivalry between businessmen," he said.
A 45-second closed-circuit television (CCTV) recording of the attack went viral recently, showing several men throwing molotov cocktails at the exterior of the entertainment outlet on May 9, setting it on fire.
The clip showed four men on two motorcycles stopping in front of the premises before throwing their firebombs and fleeing.
Police had recorded statements from the owner and manager of the entertainment outlet.
