KOTA BAHARU, May 28 (Bernama) — The police today obtained a remand order against three men and a girl over a rape case, involving more than 30 suspects in Ketereh here on May 20.
The seven-day remand on the three men, aged 17 to 30, and six days for the girl, aged 17, starting today, were issued by the Kota Baharu Magistrate Court Registrar Rozita Md Saad.
Meanwhile Kota Baharu District Police chief, ACP Azham Othman when met by reporters outside the court said the four suspects were detained in Ketereh at 4am yesterday to help in investigation.
“Police also detained eight more suspects in the case at 4am and 10.30am today around Ketereh,” he said.
He said the eight suspects, aged 20 to their 30s, would be remanded from tomorrow.
Azham said police investigated the case under Section 376 of the Penal Code for rape which provided for jail up to 20 years and caning if found guilty.
He said police had also set up a special team to hunt the rest of the suspects allegedly involved in raping the 15-year-old student.
Azham said all the suspects detained were positive on drugs while the girl was investigated for helping the other suspects in the incident.
In the incident, a student claimed she was gang-raped by 38 men in an empty house at 7.30pm. – Bernama