Johor police chief M Kumar said the 29-year-old officer’s remand period ends today and he will be released on police bail.

“The suspect will be suspended from duty and the letter will be issued after we have received instructions from Bukit Aman.

“A suspension from duty will be imposed until the case is decided in court,” he said at a press conference at the Johor contingent police headquarters here.

The inspector was arrested in Seri Alam on April 22 after a police report was lodged by the victim on the same day of the incident, believed to have occurred in Taman Johor Jaya here.

Kumar said the officer, stationed at the Pontian police headquarters, was remanded from April 23 until today, and the case is being investigated under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.