Serdang district police chief A Anbalagan said the 16 were 10 students, three NGO representatives believed to have organised the camp and three representatives of the school.

He said the investigation papers regarding the case were submitted to the deputy public prosecutor on Tuesday for further action.

“So far no arrests have been made and further investigations are ongoing,” he said when met by reporters after visiting the Pusat Jagaan Rumah Juara here today.

The media previously reported that police had received four reports from the parents of students claiming that the organiser committed physical abuse against their children.

They claimed their children were sprayed with water in addition to being asked to do “ketuk ketampi” (repeated squats) as punishment for chatting.

A news portal had reported that about 60 Year Five students returned home crying and weak after attending the two-day motivational camp.

The participants also claimed that the facilitators had tried to strangle some children and pushed or hit them with a broom.