IPOH: A 23-year-old police constable has been arrested and remanded for five days after a teenager reported a rape attempt in the toilet of a petrol station in Jalan Tun Abdul Razak here yesterday.
Perak police chief Yusri Hassan Basri said the 19-year-old girl lodged the report at 2.30am yesterday.
He said the constable, who served at the Batu Gajah district police headquarters has been remanded to assist in the investigation.
“The investigation paper will be referred to the deputy public prosecutor for the charges,” he said in a statement today.
Yusri said his department takes the issue of integrity and conduct of its personnel seriously and would not compromise on any misconduct by its personnel.