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Police have arrested a man suspected of stalking a 22-year-old university student after CCTV footage allegedly showing him sniffing her shoes outside her apartment in Shah Alam went viral on social media
The 15-second video, which was reportedly shared by the victim herself on Threads, drew widespread attention online before her account was made private.
According to The Star, Shah Alam district police chief ACP Sarudin Samah said police received a report from the victim at 3.55pm on Sunday, 12 July.
He said the CCTV footage allegedly shows a man taking a pair of shoes from inside the victim's apartment and sniffing them outside the grille door of her apartment unit in Seksyen 7.
Investigations found that the victim had allegedly been repeatedly harassed and followed by the suspect since April, both on the university campus they attend and near her home
Acting on the report, officers from the Shah Alam district police's Criminal Investigation Division arrested the suspect, who is in his 20s, at around 8.30pm on Sunday in Seksyen 7.
Sarudin said the suspect is a student at the same public university as the victim. Initial checks found that he has no prior criminal record and tested negative for drugs.
The suspect was remanded for one day to assist investigations under Section 507A of the Penal Code for stalking
The offence is punishable by up to three years' imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction.
Anyone with information related to the case is urged to contact investigating officer Inspector Sabryna Taha at +6014-5130450.
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1. WOMEN'S AID ORGANISATION (WAO)
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7. INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION (IWF)
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8. HEAL
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