By Aida Aziz
GERIK: Police arrested two men, aged 18 and 20 respectively, to assist in the investigation into the case of a teenage girl believed to have been raped.
According to Gerik District Police Chief, Superintendent Zulkifli Mahmood, the Gerik District Police Headquarters (IPD) received a report regarding the matter on Sunday, July 21.
“About 11.09 am, IPD Gerik received a report regarding a victim, a teenage girl aged 17 years and 8 months, who is believed to have been raped.
As a result of further examination by the Lenggong Health Clinic, the victim was confirmed to be pregnant,” he said on Tuesday.
Accordingly, he said, a team of officers and members of Gerik’s Criminal Investigation Division (BSJD) have arrested two men aged 18 and 20.
He also said that the case was being investigated in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offenses Against Children Act 2017 (AKSTKK 2017).
