Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said the 42-year-old man was charged in the Ampang Jaya magistrates’ court yesterday under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955.

He pleaded guilty and was released on a bail of RM300 in one surety.

The facts of the case showed that the accused had approached the 31-year-old woman at the gym in Taman Melawati at about 2pm and struck up a conversation with her.

During the conversation, the suspect told the woman, who is a gym member, not to act arrogant “or you might get splashed with acid”, before walking away.

“Fearing for her safety, the woman lodged a police report,” Azam said in a statement.

He said the man, who does not have a criminal record, was arrested at about 3.30pm on Tuesday and remanded for three days.

A urine test showed that he was positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine and tetrahydrocannabinol.

The court has fixed July 22 for re-mention of the case.