17 nabbed over drunken brawl, shooting in restaurant

17 nabbed over drunken brawl, shooting in restaurant

Police say they are members of a secret society gang and are on the look out for more.

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SEPANG:
Police have arrested 17 people believed to be secret society gang members, over a shooting incident at a restaurant in Dengkil last Friday.

Sepang police chief, ACP Abdul Aziz Ali said the incident was sparked by a brawl involving two secret society gang members before one of them opened fire.

“During the 2.30am incident, the gang members who were drunk fought before one of the groups left the scene.

“However, two hours later, the group returned and one of them fired two shots with one hitting a vehicle while the other was unaccounted for.”

Aziz said the police were searching for more secret society gang members involved in the incident.

The 17 arrested were investigated under Section 148 of the Penal Code for rioting and Section 8 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971.

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