Pahang CID chief Othman Nayan said today police acted after a photo of a group of women in undergarments at a field at the resort went viral on Facebook.

A preliminary investigation showed that they were members of a group of about 80 people, mainly women, who attended a motivation programme organised by a beauty spa operating in Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur, he said.

The participants had stayed at the resort from Monday till today.

“The 34 people arrested, including those who conducted the programme, are from the spa operating in Johor,” he said in a statement.

He also said that several of the participants from the Kuala Lumpur spa had gone home earlier.

Othman said police found out through questioning that several participants were in their undergarments during the activities under the programme.

“Some (nearby) residents had voiced concern over the activities and confirmed that the participants were not in the nude. The residents lodged a police report on the activities,” he said.

Othman advised the participants who have returned home earlier to report at the Bentong police headquarters to assist in the investigation.

A similar incident reportedly happened at the resort in early 2017, involving male participants.