Thirteen other people were also picked up on suspicion of harassing commuters on board the services since the beginning of the year.
Prasarana’s group communications and strategic marketing head Lim Jin Aun said most of the suspects were caught within several days after the incidents were reported.
He said those who were harassed had reported the incidents at the earliest opportunity, and worked closely with the auxiliary police to apprehend the suspects.
In a statement today, he also said the attention generated in social media over such incidents might hamper efforts to apprehend the suspects.
“While sharing the incident in the social media would generate awareness among members of the public, we do not want the suspect to give us the slip upon knowing the publicity generated,” he said.
Lim said Prasarana was bound to face unwelcomed incidents as its subsidiaries carried more than one million commuters daily, but its operations and security team members were committed to assist affected customers as best as possible.
On the evening of Dec 14, four sexual harassment cases took place in the Rapid KL urban rail network, leading to the arrest of a suspect involved in three of them nabbed after victims approached the auxiliary police stations for help, Lim said.
The suspect in the fourth case was given chase by the auxiliary police but managed to get away.
Lim said the suspect had been identified through CCTV recordings which had been shared with the police.
“We have also met with the person who was harassed and gave our assurance that the incident would be thoroughly investigated,” Lim said.
He added that the auxiliary police had posted its officials, both in uniform and in plain clothes, in the public transport network.
“We wish to request commuters who have been harassed to approach our auxiliary police for assistance as soon as possible, and work closely with us to apprehend the suspect,” Lim said.