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Two more MRSM students arrested over bullying incident
BESUT: Police have arrested two more students from Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) in connection with a bullying case involving a Form Two student at the institution.
Besut district police chief Superintendent Azamuddin Ahmad @ Abu said police received a second report from another 14-year-old male student who also claimed to have been a victim in the same incident.
"The report was lodged at 3.58pm at the Besut district police headquarters on Thursday.
"The second victim alleged that he was bullied by the same group of students at around 11.30pm on June 24, in the boys' dormitory at MRSM Besut," he said in a statement today.
He said the victim sustained injuries to both his right and left legs.
"Two male suspects, both aged 15, were arrested at 4pm today after presenting themselves at the Besut district police headquarters with their families.
"A remand application for both students will be submitted to the Kuala Terengganu magistrate's court tomorrow.
"The case is being investigated under Section 147 of the Penal Code for rioting."
Previously, it was reported that five other students , aged between 15 and 17, had been remanded for three days beginning today, after allegedly being involved in the bullying of a 14-year-old student.
The remand order was issued by Assistant Registrar Yuhanis Mohd Roslan at the Kuala Terengganu magistrate's court earlier today.
Azamuddin said the incident is believed to have occurred in the boys' dormitory at around 11.30pm on Tuesday and was discovered by the on-duty warden.
