00:01A viral CCTV clip and a fast police response.
00:05A stalking suspect is now in custody.
00:07Police have arrested a man suspected of repeatedly stalking a 22-year-old university student
00:12after CCTV footage allegedly showing him sniffing her shoes outside her apartment went viral online.
00:19Shah Alam District Police Chief ACP Sarudin Sama said the arrest followed a police report
00:24lodged by the victim on Sunday after a social media post drew widespread attention.
00:28The victim claimed she had been harassed and followed by the same man since April
00:32both at her university and around her residential area.
00:36Police say the suspect, in his 20s, is also a university student
00:40with no prior criminal record and tested negative for drugs.
00:44He is being investigated under Section 507A of the Penal Code for Repeated Stalking
00:50an offence carrying up to three years jail or a fine upon conviction.
00:54Police will seek a remand order at the Shah Alam Magistrates Court.
00:58Investigators are appealing for anyone with information to come forward and assist the probe.
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