In a statement, Dang Wangi district police chief Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said they were informed about the incident at about 7pm by a member of the public.

“The fight allegedly started after a dispute over customers outside some shops selling computers and laptops.

“The individuals, who are aged between 20 and 35, were then taken to the Dang Wangi police station for further investigation,” he said.

Zainal was also quick to point out that the incident was not racially-motivated.

Video clips of the fighting on the road and in front of shops outside Low Yat Plaza have been shared on social media following the incident.

It is believed some fighting also took place inside the mall.

The popular digital mall in Bukit Bintang is not new to controversy with an incident in July 2015 involving an alleged theft, which turned into a fight between friends of the youth arrested and shopkeepers, and later to a racially-motivated protest by some Malay NGOs.