KUALA LUMPUR: Police have obtained a four-day remand order for a lorry driver in connection with a cyberbullying incident that allegedly led to a social media influencer's suicide here.
Sentul police chief Assistant Commissioner Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said the 44-year-old suspect was being investigated under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communication and Multimedia Act for making statements with the intent to cause fear or alarm to the public and induce any person to commit an offence against the state or public tranquillity, as well as misuse of network facilities, respectively.
"We are also investigating the case under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act for insulting behaviour, be it in terms of using insulting or indecent words, language, or gestures, which is administered with the intention of disturbing peace or provoking someone else," he said when contacted on Thursday.
It was earlier reported that a second suspect in the cyberbullying case of social media influencer A. Rajeswary has been detained.
The suspect, known as "Dulal Brothers" on the Internet, was detained in Setapak at 6.30pm yesterday.
Yesterday, police also obtained a remand extension for a female suspect allegedly linked to the suicide of 30-year-old Rajeswary, better known as Esha.
