Cheras deputy police chief Ridzuan Khalid confirmed the matter in a brief statement to the media today.

“The remand extension was rejected, and the suspect was granted police bail today,” he said.

Yesterday, it was reported that the suspect was nabbed after a report was lodged by a member of the public who took a screenshot of the WhatsApp message.

The complainant claimed the message was aimed at threatening and intimidating DBKL enforcement officers.

The case is being investigated under the Penal Code for criminal intimidation and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for sending threatening messages.