KUALA LUMPUR: A 38-year-old man was arrested for threatening a trader with a knife during a disagreement over roadside business activities in Bandar Tasik Selatan, Cheras, this afternoon.
Cheras police chief assistant commissioner Rosdi Daud said the incident occurred in front of Residensi Sateri, Jalan Tasik Selatan 21, a round 3pm, when a man was allegedly slapped and threatened with a knife.
He said the suspect was detained at a nearby banana fritter stall to assist in the investigation, and police also seized the knife believed to have been used in the incident.
"Preliminary checks revealed that the suspect has no prior criminal record, and the case is being investigated under Section 323 and Section 506 of the Penal Code," he said in a statement.
