According to Mersing police chief Abdul Razak Abdullah Sani, the 28-year-old victim was found fully clothed in the black Proton Waja with injuries to his neck.

He said police received a phone call from a member of the public on the discovery of the car at 1.50pm.

“Based on the information gathered, a special investigation team arrested a man and a woman suspected of being involved in the case at 4.30am today,” he said in a statement.

The duo, aged 33 and 35, respectively, have been remanded for seven days.

“With these arrests, the case was solved in less than 24 hours,” he added.

Earlier, a Facebook post went viral about the discovery of a black Proton Waja, reportedly with flies all over it along Jalan Jemaluang-Kahang.