Malaysian Police Hunt For Men Stealing 64-Year-Old Grandmother's Underwear In Apartments

Illustration of drying women's underwear. (Andreea Popa-Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Malaysian police are hunting for a man suspected of stealing a woman's underwear that was dried on the balcony of an apartment unit near Jalan Dr Wu Lien Teh, last Friday.

Timur Laut Police Chief! Abdul Rozak Muhammad said this case went viral on social media after the theft process was caught on the CCTV of the apartment.

"The police have identified a viral video uploaded on social media today and have confirmed that they have received a report related to the incident," said Rozak in Malaysia, Wednesday, May 28, quoted from Bernama.

Rozak said that the investigation of this case was based on a report from the owner of the house as well as the owner of the underwear who was a 64-year-old grandmother.

Rozak said the Malaysian Police applied Article 379 of the Malaysian Criminal Code in investigating this case.

Previously, a 34-second viral video showed a man stealing women's underwear from the balcony of an apartment unit near Jalan Dr Wu Lien Teh. The video drew a lot of criticism from Malaysian netizens.