The two schoolgirls, both aged 14, left their homes in Tumpat without their parents’ knowledge and journeyed to Kulim, Kedah, to meet the man, believed to be in his 30s.

“They rode a kapcai motorcycle from Tumpat but experienced a breakdown in Grik, Perak. After leaving the bike, they flagged down a passing car, which took them to Kulim,” he told reporters after attending a town hall discussion at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan today.

Once in Kulim, the suspect took one of the girls to a location where the alleged assault occurred.

After four days, the teenager returned home and, at her family’s urging, disclosed details of her journey and the incident.

“A police report was filed after a medical examination supported the girl’s statement,” Yusoff said, adding that Kedah police had arrested a suspect to assist in the investigation.

He urged parents to be more vigilant in monitoring their children’s movements and online interactions, as social media platforms increasingly facilitate risky, unsupervised communication.