Student arrested for stalking, harassing female student

Police in Shah Alam have arrested a local university student suspected of repeatedly stalking and harassing a female student. The arrest occurred in Section 7, Shah Alam, following a viral CCTV recording that showed the male student taking a shoe from outside a house and then sniffing it near an apartment building.

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In this incident, the victim, who is also a public university student, claimed to have been harassed and followed multiple times by the same man in the CCTV recording.

The female student, also a public university student, reported that the same man had been following and harassing her multiple times. The CCTV footage, which captured the suspect's actions, had been circulating since April 2026. The harassment reportedly continued both at their place of study and in the surrounding residential areas.

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The recording has been viral since April 2026, (the suspect following the victim) until now, both at their place of study and in the residential area.

Following the report filed around 8:30 PM, the Criminal Investigation Division of the Shah Alam District Police Headquarters apprehended the suspect in the same area. Preliminary checks revealed the suspect, in his 20s, has no prior criminal record, and a drug test came back negative.

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Checks found that the suspect, in his 20s, has no criminal record and his initial urine screening test was negative for drug use.

The suspect is being investigated under Section 507 of the Penal Code, which deals with repeated stalking offenses. If convicted, he could face up to three years in prison or a fine. Police are appealing for anyone with further information to contact Inspector Sabryna Taha.

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A remand application for the suspect has been made and he is being investigated under Section 507 of the Penal Code for stalking offenses committed repeatedly. If convicted, the suspect could be jailed for up to three years or fined.