KUALA LUMPUR A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting and threatening to shoot his employee during an argument at a house in Country Heights, Kajang, near here, early yesterday.

Kajang district police chief Mohd Zaid Hassan said the 53-year-old man has been remanded until tomorrow.

“There was an argument at about 1.22am between the suspect and the victim, who worked as the man’s personal driver, after the two returned together from Kuala Lumpur.

“During the altercation, the suspect allegedly threatened to shoot the 28-year-old victim if the latter left his house. He allegedly uttered abusive words and kicked the victim in the shoulder,” he said in a statement today.

Zaid said the suspect also allegedly damaged his employee’s motorcycle, which led the victim to seek help from the public to escape before lodging a police report at 9.15am.

The employer was arrested at 4.50pm. Further investigations were under way to identify the cause of the incident, he said.

The case was being investigated under the Penal Code for causing injury, making criminal threats, committing mischief and wrongfully restraining an individual.

Members of the public with information regarding the incident have been urged to contact the nearest police station or the investigating officer, Sergeant Mohamad Khir, at 014-5307540.