Police Hunting For Man Who Molested 19-Year-Old Bank Staff At Masjid Jamek LRT Station

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Prasarana Malaysia Bhd (Prasarana) Security unit has caught a young male suspect believed to have molested a female commuter at the Masjid Jamek LRT station, in Kuala Lumpur.

Prasarana security head, Zainal Rashid Adnan said the suspect, who is in his mid-20s and identified through the close circuit TV (CCTV) monitors at the LRT stations and the Operation Control Centre in Subang, was caught on Wednesday as he was entering the KL Sentral LRT Station.

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Zainal added the suspect was identified through monitoring close circuit TV (CCTV) monitors at the LRT stations and the Operation Control Centre in Subang. He said in a statement on Sunday that the suspect was caught as he was entering the KL Sentral LRT Station after being spotted at 9.09am on Wednesday.

Zainal said the suspect, who is in his 20's was arrested and handed over to the police at the Jalan Travers Police Station.

"Prasarana views this incident and other criminal acts very seriously. We hope this will be a reminder to all to not act indecently on board all our trains, buses and at our stations," said Zainal. He said all Prasarana stations, trains and buses were equipped with CCTV systems.

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He advised the commuters to be vigilant at all times when they are in public places, adding that there were CCTVs monitoring the facilities, on trains and in buses.

"I would also like to strongly advise our commuters to approach our security personnel when they encountered improper and unlawful acts by other fellow commuters and alert us of any suspicious incidents and individuals.

"Even if you need our security personnel to escort you to parking lots at night, we will assist you to our level best. Feel free to approach our counters and our security personnel for any assistance," he said.